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Where does “nasturtium” come from?

nasturtium (Latin) comes from Latin nāris, from Latin nāsus, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

nasturtium (Latin): cress

Definitions

  1. cress

Ancestry of “nasturtium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnāris—
2Latinnāsus—
3Latin-ō—
4Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “nasturtium”

  • nasturtium
  • mastuerzo
  • nastuerzo
  • Nasturtium
  • nasturtium
  • nasturcium
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