Where does “Alismataceae” come from?
Alismataceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Alisma, from Latin alisma, from Ancient Greek ἄλισμα — water plantain.
Ancestry of “Alismataceae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Alisma | — |
| 2 | Latin | alisma | water plantain, "Alisma plantago-aquatica" |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄλισμα | water plantain |