Where does “rhamnus” come from?

rhamnus (Latin) comes from Latin rhamnos, from Ancient Greek ῥάμνος — a thorny bush or shrub; boxthorn; stone buckthorn.

rhamnus (Latin): buckthorn

Definitions

  1. buckthorn

Ancestry of “rhamnus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrhamnosaccusative plural of rhamnus; buckthorn
2Ancient Greekῥάμνοςa thorny bush or shrub; boxthorn; stone buckthorn
Every word from Ancient Greek ῥάμνος →Every word from Latin rhamnos →