Where does “Sargassaceae” come from?
Sargassaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Sargassum, from Portuguese sargaço, from Latin salicastrum, from Latin salix, from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥H-ik-.
Sargassaceae (Translingual): family
Definitions
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Ancestry of “Sargassaceae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Sargassum | genus |
| 2 | Portuguese | sargaço | sargasso, gulfweed |
| 3 | Latin | salicastrum | a kind of wild vine found in willow-thickets |
| 4 | Latin | salix | willow; a willow branch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *sl̥H-ik- | — |