Where does “Lecanoraceae” come from?
Lecanoraceae (English) comes from Translingual Lecanora, from Ancient Greek λεκάνη, from Ancient Greek λέκος — dish, pot, pan.
Ancestry of “Lecanoraceae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Lecanora | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λεκάνη | dish, pot, pan, basin |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λέκος | dish, pot, pan |