Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Unknown. Clearly related to some names of coltsfoot given by 1st century interpolations to Dioskurides, ἀσᾶ (asâ) with the Thracians of Βῆσσα, σααρθρά (saarthrá) with the Egyptians. Hazelwort and coltsfoot sharing a name by superficial similarity is well-known, both being meanings of Proto-Slavic *kopytъnikъ, and from coltsfoot one even went to dock with Proto-Kartvelian *ṭerep-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ᾰ̓́σᾰρον (ásaronn (genitive ᾰ̓σᾰ́ρου); second declension

  1. hazelwort (Asarum europaeum)
    Synonym: βάκκαρις (bákkaris)

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Arabic: أَسَارُون (ʔasārūn)
  • Latin: asarum
  • Persian: اسارون (asârun)

Further reading

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