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panicum.

Italian millet;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpaː.nɪ.kũː]Classical-Latin[ˈpaː.ni.kum]
  1. Italian millet, foxtail millet (Setaria italica), panicgrass

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Where this word comes from

Uncertain, probably either from pānis (“bread; loaf”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to graze; to protect; to shepherd”)) or pānus (“ear of millet; thread wound on a bobbin”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)penh₁- (“to twist; to weave”)) + -cum (suffix forming neuter nouns).

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