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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Usually connected with Latin abiēs (“silver fir”), both reflecting a root *abi-, ultimately likely from a substrate source.[1][2]
Noun
ἄβιν • (ábin) m or f
- (hapax) silver fir, pine (accusative singular)
- Synonyms: ἐλάτη (elátē), πεύκη (peúkē)
References
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἄβιν”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 5
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “abiēs, -etis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN