Where does “sarracenia” come from?
sarracenia (English) comes from French Sarrazin, from French Sarrasin, from Latin Saraceni, from Italian saraceno, from Latin saracenus, from Ancient Greek Σαρακηνός, from Arabic شَرْقِيِّين — easterners.
sarracenia (English): Any of various pitcher plants of genus...
Definitions
- Any of various pitcher plants of genus...
Ancestry of “sarracenia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Sarrazin | Alternative form of Sarrasin |
| 2 | French | Sarrasin | Saracen |
| 3 | Latin | Saraceni | nominative plural of Saracēnus; genitive singular... |
| 4 | Italian | saraceno | Saracen |
| 5 | Latin | saracenus | Saracen |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Σαρακηνός | a desert-dwelling Arabic or para-Arabic nomad of... |
| 7 | Arabic | شَرْقِيِّين | easterners |