Where does “colchique” come from?

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

colchique (French): crocus, autumn crocus

Definitions

  1. crocus, autumn crocus

Ancestry of “colchique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincolchicumnominative neuter singular of colchicus;...
2Ancient Greekκολχικόνautumn crocus
3Ancient GreekΚολχικόςColchian

Words derived from “colchique”

Every word from Ancient Greek Κολχικός →Every word from Ancient Greek κολχικόν →Every word from Latin colchicum →