Where does “myrobalanum” come from?
myrobalanum (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μυροβάλανος, from Ancient Greek βάλανος, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́lanos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂- — acorn.
myrobalanum (Latin): ben nut
Ancestry of “myrobalanum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μυροβάλανος | myrobalan |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βάλανος | acorn; the tree that bears acorns, the oak;... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷə́lanos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelh₂- | acorn |
Words derived from “myrobalanum”