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Where does “campanulaceous” come from?

campanulaceous (English) comes from Translingual Campanulaceae, from Translingual Campanula, from Latin campanula, from Latin Campāna, from Latin Campānus, from Latin campānia, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- — to bend, to curve.

campanulaceous (English): Of, relating to, or resembling the Campanulaceae,...

Definitions

  1. Of, relating to, or resembling the Campanulaceae,...

Ancestry of “campanulaceous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCampanulaceae—
2TranslingualCampanula—
3Latincampanulasmall bell
4LatinCampāna—
5LatinCampānus—
6Latincampānia—
7LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
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