Etymology

gephyrin

G2E1P3H4Y4R1I1N1

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Ancient Greek γέφυρα
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγέφυρα“bridge”
  2. English todaygephyrin

From Ancient Greek γέφυρα (géphura, “bridge”) + -in.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekγέφυρα all →

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