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lana.

wool; fleece; soft hair; down; trifles;

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɫaː.na]Classical-Latin[ˈlaː.na]

  1. wool

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  2. spinning wool

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ Proto-Italic *wlāna Latin lāna From Proto-Italic *wlānā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ (“wool”). Cognate with Ancient Greek λῆνος (lênos, “wool”), English wool, and Sanskrit ऊर्णा (ūrṇā, “wool”).

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