Etymology

ailanthus

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Today it means: Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven. Full definition →

New Latin Ailanthus ← abs ai lanto
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The story

  1. abs · derived fromai lanto“tree (of) heaven”
  2. New Latin · derived fromAilanthus
  3. English todayailanthus

From New Latin Ailanthus, from Ambonese Malay ai lanto (“tree (of) heaven”).

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