Etymology

moly

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Today it means: A magic herb or plant used by Odysseus to overcome Circe. Full definition →

Latin mōly ← Ancient Greek μῶλυ
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moly · noun1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμῶλυ
  2. Latin · derived frommōly
  3. English todaymoly

From Latin mōly, from Ancient Greek μῶλυ (môlu) (probably a loanword).

moly · noun2

Clipping of molybdenum.

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