ampelidaceous

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄμπελος“grapevine”
2. taxonomic name · derived fromAmpelidaceae“former name of Vitaceae”
3. English todayampelidaceous

From taxonomic name Ampelidaceae (“former name of Vitaceae”) + -aceous, from Ancient Greek ἄμπελος (ámpelos, “grapevine”) + -ίδης (-ídēs, “-son, indicating a familial connection”) + -aceae (“-aceous, resembling”).

Words from the same roots