Where does “liliaceous” come from?
liliaceous (English) comes from Translingual Liliaceae, from Translingual Lilium, from Latin līlium, from Ancient Greek λείριον, from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ, from Demotic ḥrry, from Egyptian ḥrrt — flower, blossom.
liliaceous (English): of the Liliaceae family, which contains the lily,...
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- of the Liliaceae family, which contains the lily,...
Ancestry of “liliaceous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Liliaceae | — |
| 2 | Translingual | Lilium | — |
| 3 | Latin | līlium | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λείριον | Madonna lily; paperwhite; autumn narcissus |
| 5 | Fayyumic Coptic | ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ | — |
| 6 | Demotic | ḥrry | flower |
| 7 | Egyptian | ḥrrt | flower, blossom |