Where does “Nymphaeaceae” come from?
Nymphaeaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Nymphaea, from Latin nymphaea, from Ancient Greek νυμφαῖα, from Ancient Greek νυμφαῖος, from Ancient Greek -αῖος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Ancestry of “Nymphaeaceae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Nymphaea | — |
| 2 | Latin | nymphaea | water lily |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νυμφαῖα | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νυμφαῖος | sacred to the nymphs |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -αῖος | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “Nymphaeaceae”