Where does “begonia” come from?

begonia (English) comes from French bégonia, from taxonomic name Begonia.

begonia (English): Any plant of the large genus of "Begonia"

Definitions

  1. Any plant of the large genus of "Begonia"

Ancestry of “begonia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbégoniabegonia
2taxonomic nameBegonia—
Every word from taxonomic name Begonia →Every word from French bégonia →
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