Etymology

scaphium

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Today it means: The carina or keel of papilionaceous flowers. Full definition →

Latin scaphium ← Ancient Greek σκάφιον
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσκάφιον
  2. Latin · borrowed fromscaphium
  3. English todayscaphium

Borrowed from Latin scaphium, from Ancient Greek σκάφιον (skáphion).

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