The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromπαλύνω“to sprinkle or scatter”
- English todaypalynivore
From Ancient Greek παλύνω (palúnō, “to sprinkle or scatter”) (from πάλη (pálē, “fine meal, dust”)) + -vore.
Words from the same roots
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.