Etymology

gonyaulax

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Today it means: An alga of the genus Gonyaulax. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γόνυ
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγόνυ“knee”
  2. English todaygonyaulax

Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu, “knee”) + αὖλαξ (aûlax, “furrow”)

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekγόνυ all →

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