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Where does “Pallaviciniaceae” come from?

Pallaviciniaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Pallavicinia, from Translingual -a, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

Ancestry of “Pallaviciniaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPallavicinia—
2Translingual-aUsed to create genus names from proper nouns;...
3Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
4Proto-Italic-ā—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →