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Where does “Chrysobalanaceae” come from?

Chrysobalanaceae (English) comes from Translingual Chrysobalanus, from Ancient Greek χρυσοβάλανος, from Ancient Greek χρυσός, from Ancient Greek χρυσάνθεμον, from Ancient Greek ἄνθεμον — flower, rosette.

Ancestry of “Chrysobalanaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualChrysobalanus—
2Ancient Greekχρυσοβάλανος—
3Ancient Greekχρυσόςgold; something dear or precious; a gold coin
4Ancient Greekχρυσάνθεμονgold-flower; immortelle; buttercup
5Ancient Greekἄνθεμονflower, rosette

Words derived from “Chrysobalanaceae”

  • chrysobalanaceous
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