Where does “magnolia” come from?
magnolia (Norman) comes from English magnolia, from Translingual Magnolia, from New Latin magnolia, from French Magnol, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
magnolia (Norman): magnolia
Ancestry of “magnolia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | magnolia | A tree or shrub in any species of the genus... |
| 2 | Translingual | Magnolia | genus name |
| 3 | New Latin | magnolia | — |
| 4 | French | Magnol | — |
| 5 | Latin | magnus | large, big; great; important |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |