Where does “Ziziphoideae” come from?

Ziziphoideae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Ziziphus, from Latin ziziphus, from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον, from Ancient Greek Σίσυφος, from Ancient Greek σοφός — clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “Ziziphoideae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualZiziphusgenus
2Latinziziphusalternative form of zīzyphus
3Ancient Greekζίζυφονjujube
4Ancient GreekΣίσυφοςSisyphus
5Ancient Greekσοφόςclever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...
Every word from Ancient Greek σοφόςEvery word from Ancient Greek ΣίσυφοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον