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

  1. magnolia, tree or shrub of the genus "Magnolia"

Ancestry of “magnolia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinmagnolia—
2FrenchMagnol—
3Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Latin magnus →Every word from French Magnol →