Where does “Ustilaginaceae” come from?
Ustilaginaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Ustilago, from Latin ustilago, from Latin ustus, from Latin uro, from Proto-Italic ouzō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ews- — to burn.
Ancestry of “Ustilaginaceae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Ustilago | — |
| 2 | Latin | ustilago | A kind of wild thistle |
| 3 | Latin | ustus | burnt, inflamed |
| 4 | Latin | uro | I burn, consume, inflame; to rage, to ravage |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ouzō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ews- | to burn |