Where does “rhamnus” come from?

rhamnus (Late Latin) comes from Latin rhamnos, from Ancient Greek ῥάμνος — a thorny bush or shrub; boxthorn; stone buckthorn.

rhamnus (Late Latin): a thorn bush; buckthorn

Definitions

  1. a thorn bush; buckthorn

Ancestry of “rhamnus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrhamnosaccusative plural of rhamnus; buckthorn
2Ancient Greekῥάμνοςa thorny bush or shrub; boxthorn; stone buckthorn

Words derived from “rhamnus”

Every word from Ancient Greek ῥάμνος →Every word from Latin rhamnos →