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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMagnol—
2Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great

Words derived from “magnolia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Latin magnus →Every word from French Magnol →
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