Where does “Cyperaceae” come from?

Cyperaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Cyperus, from Latin cyperus, from Ancient Greek κύπειρος, from Ancient Greek κύπειρον — galingale.

Cyperaceae (Translingual): family

Definitions

  1. family

Ancestry of “Cyperaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCyperusgenus
2Latincyperusgalingale
3Ancient Greekκύπειρος—
4Ancient Greekκύπειρονgalingale
Every word from Ancient Greek κύπειρον →Every word from Ancient Greek κύπειρος →Every word from Latin cyperus →