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Where does “Dipsacus” come from?

Dipsacus (Translingual) comes from Latin dipsacos, from Ancient Greek δίψακος, from Ancient Greek -ᾰκος.

Ancestry of “Dipsacus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindipsacosteasel
2Ancient Greekδίψακοςdiabetes, attended with violent thirst; teasel
3Ancient Greek-ᾰκος—

Words derived from “Dipsacus”

  • Dipsacaceae
  • Dipsacales
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