Where does “juglans” come from?

juglans (English) comes from Latin iuglans, from Latin Iovis glans — Jupiter's acorn.

juglans (English): The walnut and similar trees of the genus...

Definitions

  1. The walnut and similar trees of the genus...

Ancestry of “juglans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniuglanswalnut; walnut tree
2LatinIovis glansJupiter's acorn
Every word from Latin Iovis glans →Every word from Latin iuglans →