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Where does “Jatropheae” come from?

Jatropheae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Jatropha, from Ancient Greek τροφή, from Ancient Greek τρέφω, from Proto-Hellenic tʰrépʰō.

Ancestry of “Jatropheae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualJatropha—
2Ancient Greekτροφήnourishment, food; nurture, rearing, upbringing;...
3Ancient Greekτρέφωto thicken, congeal, curdle; to make to grow, to...
4Proto-Hellenictʰrépʰō—
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