Where does “Colchicum” come from?

Colchicum (English) comes from Translingual Colchicum, from Latin colchicum, from Ancient Greek κολχικόν, from Ancient Greek Κολχικός — Colchian.

Colchicum (English): Any of several flowers of the genus Colchicum

Definitions

  1. Any of several flowers of the genus Colchicum

Ancestry of “Colchicum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualColchicumgenus
2Latincolchicumnominative neuter singular of colchicus;...
3Ancient Greekκολχικόνautumn crocus
4Ancient GreekΚολχικόςColchian

Words derived from “Colchicum”

Every word from Ancient Greek Κολχικός →Every word from Ancient Greek κολχικόν →Every word from Latin colchicum →