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Where does “brankursine” come from?

brankursine (English) comes from French branc-ursine, from Latin ursinus, from Latin ursus, from Ancient Greek Ἄρκτος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós — destroying.

brankursine (English): A plant, the acanthus

Definitions

  1. A plant, the acanthus

Ancestry of “brankursine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbranc-ursine—
2Latinursinusbear; ursine
3Latinursusa bear
4Ancient GreekἌρκτοςUrsa Major
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ŕ̥tḱosbear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥tḱósdestroying
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