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Where does “Nepenthaceae” come from?

Nepenthaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Nepenthes, from Latin nēpenthes, from Ancient Greek νηπενθής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Ancestry of “Nepenthaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualNepenthes—
2Latinnēpenthes—
3Ancient GreekνηπενθήςThat banishes pain and sorrow; nepenthean; Free...
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “Nepenthaceae”

  • nepenthaceous
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