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Etymology of anemo-

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos Proto-Hellenic *ánemos Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́νεμος (ắnemos)der. English anemo- Derived from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́νεμος (ắnemos,

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prefix

wind

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos Proto-Hellenic *ánemos Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́νεμος (ắnemos)der. English anemo- Derived from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́νεμος (ắnemos, “wind”).

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