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Where does “abrótea” come from?

abrótea (Portuguese) comes from Latin abrotanum, from Ancient Greek ἀβρότονον — tree wormwood; southernwood.

abrótea (Portuguese): branched asphodel; forkbeard; Brazilian codling

Definitions

  1. branched asphodel; forkbeard; Brazilian codling

Ancestry of “abrótea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabrotanumsouthernwood; wormwood
2Ancient Greekἀβρότονονtree wormwood; southernwood
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