Where does “gossypium” come from?

gossypium (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek γοσσύπιον, from Arabic كُرْسُف, from Sanskrit कर्पास — cotton, Gossypium arboreum.

gossypium (Latin): cotton wool, cotton

Definitions

  1. cotton wool, cotton

Ancestry of “gossypium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγοσσύπιονcotton
2Arabicكُرْسُف—
3Sanskritकर्पासcotton, Gossypium arboreum

Words derived from “gossypium”

Every word from Sanskrit कर्पास →Every word from Arabic كُرْسُف →Every word from Ancient Greek γοσσύπιον →