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Where does “lada” come from?

lada (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek λῆδον, from Ancient Greek λήδανον, from Ancient Greek λήδον — rockrose.

lada (Latin): A shrub in Cyprus from which a resin was obtained

Definitions

  1. A shrub in Cyprus from which a resin was obtained

Ancestry of “lada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλῆδονgum rockrose , a shrub from which labdanum exudes
2Ancient Greekλήδανονlabdanum, a resin obtained from rockroses
3Ancient Greekλήδονrockrose
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