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Where does “Gentianaceae” come from?

Gentianaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Gentiana, from Latin gentiana, from Ancient Greek γεντιανή — gentian.

Ancestry of “Gentianaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualGentianafrom {{der|mul|la|Gentiana}}, from {{w|Gentius}},...
2Latingentiana—
3Ancient Greekγεντιανήgentian
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