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Where does “malvaviscus” come from?

malvaviscus (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin hibiscum, from Ancient Greek ἰβίσκος — marsh mallow.

Ancestry of “malvaviscus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhibiscummarsh mallow
2Ancient Greekἰβίσκοςmarsh mallow
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