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Where does “ranunculus” come from?

ranunculus (English) comes from Translingual Ranunculus, from Latin rānunculus, from Latin -unculus, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos.

ranunculus (English): Any plant of the genus "Ranunculus"; the...

Definitions

  1. Any plant of the genus "Ranunculus"; the...

Ancestry of “ranunculus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ranunculus”

  • ranunculi
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