Etymology Explorer › Translingual

Where does “Rutaceae” come from?

Rutaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Ruta, from Latin rūta, from Ancient Greek ῥυτή — rue.

Ancestry of “Rutaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualRuta—
2Latinrūta—
3Ancient Greekῥυτήrue
Every word from Ancient Greek ῥυτή →