Where does “chelidonia” come from?
chelidonia (Late Latin) comes from Latin chelidonius, from Ancient Greek χελιδόνιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
chelidonia (Late Latin): celandine, swallowwort
Ancestry of “chelidonia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | chelidonius | of, belonging to, coloured like, or pertaining to... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χελιδόνιος | of, belonging to, built by, like, or pertaining... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “chelidonia”