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Where does “Osmundaceae” come from?

Osmundaceae (English) comes from Translingual Osmunda, from New Latin osmunda, from Medieval Latin osmunda, from Old French osmonde.

Ancestry of “Osmundaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualOsmunda—
2New Latinosmunda—
3Medieval Latinosmunda—
4Old Frenchosmonde—
Every word from Old French osmonde →