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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Rhamnus | genus of buckthorn; genus of buckthorns |
| 2 | Late Latin | rhamnus | a thorn bush; buckthorn |
| 3 | Latin | rhamnos | accusative plural of rhamnus; buckthorn |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ῥάμνος | a thorny bush or shrub; boxthorn; stone buckthorn |
Words derived from “Rhamnaceae”