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lemniscus

The origin and history of lemniscus.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lēmniscus ("pendent ribbon"), which came from Ancient Greek λημνῐ́σκος (lēmnĭ́skos), formed from Λῆμνος (Lêmnos, "a Greek island Lemnos") and -ίσκος (-ískos, "noun-forming diminutive suffix").

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