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Where does “Alisma” come from?

Alisma (Translingual) comes from Latin alisma, from Ancient Greek ἄλισμα — water plantain.

Ancestry of “Alisma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalismawater plantain, "Alisma plantago-aquatica"
2Ancient Greekἄλισμαwater plantain

Words derived from “Alisma”

  • Alismataceae
  • Alismatales
  • Alismatidae
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