Where does “Coccinia grandis” come from?

Coccinia grandis (Translingual) comes from Translingual Coccinia, from Latin coccinus, from Ancient Greek κόκκινος, from Ancient Greek -ῐνος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Coccinia grandis (Translingual): species

Definitions

  1. species

Ancestry of “Coccinia grandis”, step by step

Coccinia grandis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual Coccinia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCocciniagenus or scarlet gourd, native principally to sub-Saharan Africa, widely cultivated}}
2Latincoccinusscarlet, scarlet-dyed
3Ancient Greekκόκκινοςscarlet; blushing
4Ancient Greek-ῐνοςadded to nouns or adverbs to form adjectives relating to material, time, and so on: made of, during the time of
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Latin grandis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingrandisfull-grown, grown up; large, great, grand, lofty;...
2Proto-Italic*grandis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐνοςEvery word from Ancient Greek κόκκινος
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