Etymology

holard

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Ancient Greek ὅλος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὅλος“whole”
  2. English todayholard

From Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole”) + ἄρδω (árdō, “to water, to irrigate”).

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