Where does “Smilacaceae” come from?
Smilacaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Smilax, from Latin smilax, from Ancient Greek σμῖλαξ — holm oak; yew; smilax.
Ancestry of “Smilacaceae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Smilax | — |
| 2 | Latin | smilax | The greenbrier or sarsaparilla |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σμῖλαξ | holm oak; yew; smilax |
Words derived from “Smilacaceae”