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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.

ranunculaceous (English): Of or pertaining to buttercups

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to buttercups

Ancestry of “ranunculaceous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualRanunculaceae—
2TranslingualRanunculus—
3Latinrānunculus—
4Latin-unculusSuffix forming diminutive forms of nouns,...
5Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
6Proto-Italic*-kelos—
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