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Where does “Helvellaceae” come from?

Helvellaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Helvella, from Latin helvus, from Proto-Italic helawos, from Proto-Italic xelawos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

Ancestry of “Helvellaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualHelvella—
2Latinhelvushoney-yellow
3Proto-Italichelawosyellow
4Proto-Italicxelawos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃wos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
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