Where does “magnolia” come from?
magnolia (New Latin) comes from French Magnol, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
Ancestry of “magnolia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | Magnol | — |
| 2 | Latin | magnus | large, big; great; important |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |
Words derived from “magnolia”