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Where does “lappaceous” come from?

lappaceous (English) comes from Latin lappaceus, from Latin lappa, from Proto-Indo-European leb- — to hang down loosely; lip; lick.

lappaceous (English): Resembling the capitulum of burdock; covered with...

Definitions

  1. Resembling the capitulum of burdock; covered with...

Ancestry of “lappaceous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlappaceusburlike
2Latinlappaburdock
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leb- →