Where does “Orobanchaceae” come from?
Orobanchaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Orobanche, from Latin ŏrŏbanchē, from Ancient Greek ὀροβάγχη, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
Ancestry of “Orobanchaceae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Orobanche | — |
| 2 | Latin | ŏrŏbanchē | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὀροβάγχη | dodder, {{vern|chokefitch}} |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ή | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
Words derived from “Orobanchaceae”