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Where does “abutilon” come from?

abutilon (English) comes from New Latin abutilon, from Arabic أَبُو طِيلُون — {{vern|Indian mallow}}; Indian mallow.

abutilon (English): Any of the various tropical flowering plants of...

Definitions

  1. Any of the various tropical flowering plants of...

Ancestry of “abutilon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinabutilon—
2Arabicأَبُو طِيلُون{{vern|Indian mallow}}; Indian mallow
Every word from Arabic أَبُو طِيلُون →