Where does “Salicaceae” come from?
Salicaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Salix, from Latin salix, from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥H-ik-.
Ancestry of “Salicaceae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Salix | the willow; willow genus |
| 2 | Latin | salix | willow; a willow branch |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *sl̥H-ik- | — |