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Where does “Aristolochia” come from?

Aristolochia (Translingual) comes from Latin aristolochia, from Ancient Greek ἀριστολόχεια, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Ancestry of “Aristolochia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaristolochiabirthwort
2Ancient Greekἀριστολόχειαbirthwort
3Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “Aristolochia”

  • aristolochiaceous
  • Aristolochiales
  • Aristolochiaceae
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