Where does “scammonea” come from?

scammonea (Latin) comes from Latin scammōnia, from Ancient Greek σκαμμωνίᾱ — scammony.

scammonea (Latin): scammony; ablative singular of scammōnea

Definitions

  1. scammony; ablative singular of scammōnea

Ancestry of “scammonea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscammōniascammony
2Ancient Greekσκαμμωνίᾱscammony
Every word from Ancient Greek σκαμμωνίᾱ →Every word from Latin scammōnia →