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Where does “Polygonaceae” come from?

Polygonaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Polygonum, from Ancient Greek πολύγονον, from Ancient Greek πολύγονος, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

Ancestry of “Polygonaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPolygonum—
2Ancient GreekπολύγονονEither of two plants
3Ancient Greekπολύγονος—
4Ancient Greekπολύςmany, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...
5Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
6Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
7Proto-Hellenic*péryō—

Words derived from “Polygonaceae”

  • polygonaceous
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