Where does “colchicum” come from?

colchicum (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κολχικόν, from Ancient Greek Κολχικός — Colchian.

colchicum (Latin): nominative neuter singular of colchicus;...

Definitions

  1. nominative neuter singular of colchicus;...

Ancestry of “colchicum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκολχικόνautumn crocus
2Ancient GreekΚολχικόςColchian

Words derived from “colchicum”

Every word from Ancient Greek Κολχικός →Every word from Ancient Greek κολχικόν →