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Where does “Magnolioideae” come from?

Magnolioideae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Magnolia, from New Latin magnolia, from French Magnol, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

Ancestry of “Magnolioideae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualMagnoliagenus name
2New Latinmagnolia—
3FrenchMagnol—
4Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
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