Where does “alocasia” come from?

alocasia (English) comes from Translingual Alocasia, from Translingual Colocasia, from New Latin colocāsia, from Ancient Greek κολοκασία — rhizome of the Egyptian water-lily; rhizome of...

alocasia (English): Any of several tropical Asian plants, of the...

Definitions

  1. Any of several tropical Asian plants, of the...

Ancestry of “alocasia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualAlocasiagenus
2TranslingualColocasiagenus
3New Latincolocāsia—
4Ancient Greekκολοκασίαrhizome of the Egyptian water-lily; rhizome of...
Every word from Ancient Greek κολοκασία →Every word from New Latin colocāsia →Every word from Translingual Colocasia →