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No, the term "barbarian" does not derive from the Greek root meaning "blood letter." It actually comes from the Greek word "barbaros," which was used to refer to foreigners or those who did not speak Greek. The term was associated with people who spoke languages that sounded like "bar bar" to Greek speakers.

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