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Where does “Styrax” come from?

Styrax (Translingual) comes from Latin styrax, from Ancient Greek στύραξ — storax tree; resin produced by this tree; spike...

Ancestry of “Styrax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstyraxstorax
2Ancient Greekστύραξstorax tree; resin produced by this tree; spike...

Words derived from “Styrax”

  • styracaceous
  • Styracaceae
Every word from Ancient Greek στύραξ →