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 tree, flower

Definitions

  1. magnolia tree, flower

Ancestry of “magnolia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmagnoliaA tree or shrub in any species of the genus...
2TranslingualMagnoliagenus name
3New Latinmagnolia—
4FrenchMagnol—
5Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Latin magnus →Every word from French Magnol →
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