Etymology

taenifuge

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Today it means: A medicine to expel tapeworms from a body. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ταινία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromταινία“band, ribbon”
  2. English todaytaenifuge

From the Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “band, ribbon”) + -fuge.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekταινία all →

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