Where does “Alismataceae” come from?

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

Alismataceae (Translingual): family

Definitions

  1. family

Ancestry of “Alismataceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualAlismagenus
2Latinalismawater plantain, "Alisma plantago-aquatica"
3Ancient Greekἄλισμαwater plantain
Every word from Ancient Greek ἄλισμα →Every word from Latin alisma →Every word from Translingual Alisma →
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