Where does “amaryllid” come from?

amaryllid (English) comes from Translingual Amaryllis, from Latin Amaryllis, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαρυλλίς, from Ancient Greek ἀμαρύσσω — I sparkle, twinkle; I shoot forth, dart; I dazzle.

amaryllid (English): Any of the family Amaryllidaceae; an...

Definitions

  1. Any of the family Amaryllidaceae; an...

Ancestry of “amaryllid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualAmaryllisgenus, Amaryllis belladonna}}
2LatinAmaryllisa country girl in Virgil's {{w|Eclogues}}
3Ancient GreekἈμαρυλλίςAmaryllis
4Ancient GreekἀμαρύσσωI sparkle, twinkle; I shoot forth, dart; I dazzle

Words derived from “amaryllid”

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