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Where does “araceous” come from?

araceous (English) comes from Latin arum, from Ancient Greek ἄρον, from Egyptian r, from Egyptian rꜣ — goose; an item of baked goods shaped like a...

araceous (English): Of or relating to a family of plants, Araceae, of...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to a family of plants, Araceae, of...

Ancestry of “araceous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarumgenitive feminine plural of aros; {{taxlink|Arum...
2Ancient Greekἄρονcuckoopint
3Egyptianropening, division; mouth; speaker, mouthpiece
4Egyptianrꜣgoose; an item of baked goods shaped like a...
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