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Where does “affodill” come from?

affodill (Middle English) comes from Medieval Latin affodillus, from Latin asphodelus, from Ancient Greek ἀσφόδελος — branched asphodel.

Ancestry of “affodill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinaffodillus—
2Latinasphodelusasphodel
3Ancient Greekἀσφόδελοςbranched asphodel

Words derived from “affodill”

  • daffodil
  • Daffodil
  • Daffodil
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