Where does “magnolia” come from?
magnolia (Dutch) comes from New Latin magnolia, from French Magnol, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
magnolia (Dutch): magnolia, tree or shrub of the genus "Magnolia"
Definitions
- magnolia, tree or shrub of the genus "Magnolia"
Ancestry of “magnolia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | New Latin | magnolia | — |
| 2 | French | Magnol | — |
| 3 | Latin | magnus | large, big; great; important |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |