Etymology

sphenic

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Today it means: Shaped like a wedge. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σφήν
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσφήν“wedge”
  2. English todaysphenic

From Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”), + -ic.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekσφήν all →

sphenespheno-sphenogramtribosphenic

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