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Where does “brassica” come from?

brassica (English) comes from Latin brassica, from Proto-Celtic bresic.

brassica (English): Any of many plants of the genus "Brassica",...

Definitions

  1. Any of many plants of the genus "Brassica",...

Ancestry of “brassica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbrassicaespecially cabbage, but including cauliflower and...
2Proto-Celticbresic—
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