Where does “Colchicum” come from?

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

Colchicum (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Colchicum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincolchicumnominative neuter singular of colchicus;...
2Ancient Greekκολχικόνautumn crocus
3Ancient GreekΚολχικόςColchian

Words derived from “Colchicum”

Every word from Ancient Greek Κολχικός →Every word from Ancient Greek κολχικόν →Every word from Latin colchicum →