Etymology

colchicum

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Today it means: Any of several flowers of the genus Colchicum. Full definition →

translingual Colchicum ← Latin colchicum ← Ancient Greek κολχικόν
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκολχικόν
  2. Latin · derived fromcolchicum
  3. translingual · borrowed fromColchicum
  4. English todaycolchicum

Borrowed from translingual Colchicum, from Latin colchicum, from Ancient Greek κολχικόν (kolkhikón).

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