Where does “Colchicaceae” come from?

Colchicaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Colchicum, from Latin colchicum, from Ancient Greek κολχικόν, from Ancient Greek Κολχικός — Colchian.

Colchicaceae (Translingual): family

Definitions

  1. family

Ancestry of “Colchicaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualColchicumgenus
2Latincolchicumnominative neuter singular of colchicus;...
3Ancient Greekκολχικόνautumn crocus
4Ancient GreekΚολχικόςColchian
Every word from Ancient Greek Κολχικός →Every word from Ancient Greek κολχικόν →Every word from Latin colchicum →