Where does “Chinese evergreen magnolia” come from?
Chinese evergreen magnolia (English) comes from English magnolia, from Translingual Magnolia, from New Latin magnolia, from French Magnol, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
Chinese evergreen magnolia (English): Magnolia delavayi, a species of magnolia
Definitions
- Magnolia delavayi, a species of magnolia
Ancestry of “Chinese evergreen magnolia”, step by step
Chinese evergreen magnolia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English magnolia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | magnolia | A tree or shrub in any species of the genus... |
| 2 | Translingual | Magnolia | genus name |
| 3 | New Latin | magnolia | — |
| 4 | French | Magnol | — |
| 5 | Latin | magnus | large, big; great; important |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |
via English Chinese evergreen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Chinese evergreen | Any of various plants of the genus Aglaonema |