Where does “portulacaceous” come from?
portulacaceous (English) comes from Translingual Portulacaceae, from Translingual Portulaca, from Latin portulāca, from Latin portula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
portulacaceous (English): Of or relating to the family Portulacaceae of...
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- Of or relating to the family Portulacaceae of...
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