Where does “colchicacé” come from?

colchicacé (French) comes from French colchique, from Latin colchicum, from Ancient Greek κολχικόν, from Ancient Greek Κολχικός — Colchian.

colchicacé (French): Resembling a crocus

Definitions

  1. Resembling a crocus

Ancestry of “colchicacé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcolchiquecrocus, autumn crocus
2Latincolchicumnominative neuter singular of colchicus;...
3Ancient Greekκολχικόνautumn crocus
4Ancient GreekΚολχικόςColchian
Every word from Ancient Greek Κολχικός →Every word from Ancient Greek κολχικόν →Every word from Latin colchicum →