Etymology

polymastia

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Today it means: The fact or condition of having more than two mammae or nipples. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μαστός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμαστός“breast”
  2. English todaypolymastia

From poly- + -mastia (corresponding to Ancient Greek μαστός (mastós, “breast”)).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekμαστός all →

mast--mastiamastos

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