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Where does “Tropaeolaceae” come from?

Tropaeolaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Tropaeolum, from Latin tropaeum, from Ancient Greek τρόπαιον, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

Ancestry of “Tropaeolaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualTropaeolum—
2Latintropaeuma trophy, victory memorial; a victory; a mark,...
3Ancient Greekτρόπαιονtrophy, a monument to an enemy's defeat
4Ancient Greekτροπήa turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;...
5Ancient Greek-ή—
6Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →