Where does “gentiaan” come from?

gentiaan (Dutch) comes from Latin gentiana, from Ancient Greek γεντιανή — gentian.

gentiaan (Dutch): a gentian, any plant of the family Gentianaceae, in particular used of plants from certain genera such as Gentiana

Definitions

  1. a gentian, any plant of the family Gentianaceae, in particular used of plants from certain genera such as Gentiana

Ancestry of “gentiaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingentianagentian
2Ancient Greekγεντιανήgentian

Words derived from “gentiaan”

Every word from Ancient Greek γεντιανή →Every word from Latin gentiana →