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Etymology of the Romanian word driopitec

the Romanian word driopitec

derived from the Latin word Dryopithecus

using the New Latin prefix dryo-

derived from the Greek word drus, δρῦς

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deru-

using the New Latin suffix -pithecus

derived from the Greek word pithekos, πίθηκος, πίϑηκος