Etymology

telmatic

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Today it means: Relating to stagnant water, typically a marsh, swamp, fen or bog; freshwater Full definition →

Ancient Greek τέλμᾰ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτέλμᾰ“stagnant water; marsh”
  2. English todaytelmatic

From telmat- + -ic, from Ancient Greek τέλμᾰ (télmă, “stagnant water; marsh”).

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