Where does “magnolia” come from?

magnolia (French) comes from Translingual Magnolia, from New Latin magnolia, from French Magnol, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

magnolia (French): magnolia tree, flower

Definitions

  1. magnolia tree, flower

Ancestry of “magnolia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualMagnoliagenus name
2New Latinmagnolia—
3FrenchMagnol—
4Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great

Words derived from “magnolia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Latin magnus →Every word from French Magnol →