Where does “scammonea” come from?

scammonea (Italian) comes from Italian scamonea, from Latin scamonea, from Ancient Greek σκαμμωνίᾱ — scammony.

scammonea (Italian): Alternative form of scamonea

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of scamonea

Ancestry of “scammonea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianscamoneaThe plant "Convolvulus scammonia": scammony
2LatinscamoneaAlternative form of scammōnea: scammony
3Ancient Greekσκαμμωνίᾱscammony
Every word from Ancient Greek σκαμμωνίᾱ →Every word from Latin scamonea →Every word from Italian scamonea →