Where does “ranunculaceous” come from?
ranunculaceous (English) comes from Translingual Ranunculaceae, from Translingual Ranunculus, from Latin rānunculus, from Latin -unculus, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.
ranunculaceous (English): Of or pertaining to buttercups
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to buttercups
Ancestry of “ranunculaceous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Ranunculaceae | family |
| 2 | Translingual | Ranunculus | genus |
| 3 | Latin | rānunculus | a little frog, polliwog, tadpole |
| 4 | Latin | -unculus | Suffix forming diminutive forms of nouns,... |
| 5 | Latin | -culus | Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-kelos | Diminutive suffix |