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Where does “Myristicaceae” come from?

Myristicaceae (English) comes from Translingual Myristica, from Ancient Greek μυριστικός, from Ancient Greek μυρίζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

Ancestry of “Myristicaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualMyristica—
2Ancient Greekμυριστικόςfragrant
3Ancient Greekμυρίζω—
4Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
5Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
6Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “Myristicaceae”

  • myristicaceous
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