Where does “Amaryllidaceae” come from?

Amaryllidaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Amaryllis, from Latin Amaryllis, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαρυλλίς, from Ancient Greek ἀμαρύσσω — I sparkle, twinkle; I shoot forth, dart; I dazzle.

Amaryllidaceae (Translingual): family

Definitions

  1. family

Ancestry of “Amaryllidaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualAmaryllisgenus, Amaryllis belladonna}}
2LatinAmaryllisa country girl in Virgil's {{w|Eclogues}}
3Ancient GreekἈμαρυλλίςAmaryllis
4Ancient GreekἀμαρύσσωI sparkle, twinkle; I shoot forth, dart; I dazzle
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀμαρύσσω →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀμαρυλλίς →Every word from Latin Amaryllis →