ῥόμος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis. Cognates include Latin vermis, Russian ве́рмие (vérmije), Albanian rrime, and Old English wyrm (English worm).

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Noun

ῥόμος (rhómosm (genitive ῥόμου); second declension

  1. (hapax) woodworm

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