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Where does “Rhamnaceae” come from?

Rhamnaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Rhamnus, from Late Latin rhamnus, from Latin rhamnos, from Ancient Greek ῥάμνος — a thorny bush or shrub; boxthorn; stone buckthorn.

Ancestry of “Rhamnaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualRhamnusgenus of buckthorn; genus of buckthorns
2Late Latinrhamnusa thorn bush; buckthorn
3Latinrhamnosaccusative plural of rhamnus; buckthorn
4Ancient Greekῥάμνοςa thorny bush or shrub; boxthorn; stone buckthorn

Words derived from “Rhamnaceae”

  • rhamnaceous
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