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amylum.

fine meal; starch; gruel;

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈa.my.ɫũː]Classical-Latin[ˈaː.mi.lum]

  1. starch

    declension-2 · neuter

  2. gruel

    declension-2 · neuter

  3. fine meal

    declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *mólā Ancient Greek μύλη (múlē) Ancient Greek ἄμῠλος (ámŭlos) Ancient Greek ἄμῠλον (ámŭlon)der. Latin amylum From Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon), from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) + μύλη (múlē, “mill”).

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