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- Proto-Indo-European*peyh₂-
- Proto-Hellenic*pīmós
- Ancient Greekπῑμελή (pīmelḗ)
- English todaypimelic
From Ancient Greek πῑμελή (pīmelḗ, “soft fat, lard”) + English -ic.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
pimelic
Today it means: Of or pertaining to pimelic acid or its derivatives. Full definition →
Ancient Greek πῑμελή (pīmelḗ) ← Proto-Hellenic *pīmós ← Proto-Indo-European *peyh₂-