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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

Definitions

  1. celandine, swallowwort

Ancestry of “chelidonia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinchelidoniusof, belonging to, coloured like, or pertaining to...
2Ancient Greekχελιδόνιοςof, belonging to, built by, like, or pertaining...
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “chelidonia”

  • Chelidonium
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