Where does “pappus” come from?

pappus (English) comes from Latin pappus, from Ancient Greek πάππος — grandfather; grandparents; ascendant, ancestor.

pappus (English): The markedly reduced sepals of an Asteraceae...

Definitions

  1. The markedly reduced sepals of an Asteraceae...

Ancestry of “pappus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpappuspappus
2Ancient Greekπάπποςgrandfather; grandparents; ascendant, ancestor

Words derived from “pappus”

Every word from Ancient Greek πάππος →Every word from Latin pappus →