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English word origin

Etymology of Lerna

Borrowed from Latin Lerna, from Ancient Greek Λέρνη (Lérnē).

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Unnumbered source etymology

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name

An ancient marshy region and former lake situated near Argos in modern southern Greece, famous as the abode of the Hydra

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Borrowed from Latin Lerna, from Ancient Greek Λέρνη (Lérnē).

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