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Where does “Saxifraga” come from?

Saxifraga (Translingual) comes from Latin saxifragus, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Saxifraga (Translingual): A taxonomic genus within the family...

Definitions

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family...

Ancestry of “Saxifraga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsaxifragusstone-crushing, stone-breaking
2Latin-ussuffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,...
3Old Latin-osaccusative masculine plural of -us
4Proto-Italic-os—
5Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “Saxifraga”

  • Saxifragales
  • Saxifragaceae
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