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Where does “camphorweed” come from?

camphorweed (English) comes from English camphor, from Middle French champore, from Old French camphore, from Medieval Latin camphora, from Ancient Greek καμφορά, from Arabic كَافُور, from Malay kapur, from Pahlavi 𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫 — lime, calcium.

camphorweed (English): Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in...

Definitions

  1. Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in...

Ancestry of “camphorweed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcamphorA white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid...
2Middle Frenchchampore—
3Old Frenchcamphore—
4Medieval Latincamphora—
5Ancient Greekκαμφορά—
6Arabicكَافُور—
7Malaykapurlime
8Pahlavi𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫—
9Sanskritकर्पूरcamphor
10Palikappūra—
11Old Malaykapur—
12Proto-Malayic*kapur—
13Proto-Austronesianqapuʀlime, calcium
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