Etymology

meon

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Today it means: spignel, Meum athamanticum Full definition →

Ancient Greek μῆον
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meon · noun1

  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromμῆον
  2. English todaymeon

From Ancient Greek μῆον (mêon), probably from μεῖον (meîon, “lesser”) for its small size.

Meon · proper noun2

Certainly of Celtic origin and possibly related to the river name Moenis.

Words from the same roots

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