Etymology

convallamarin

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Today it means: A poisonous glucoside extracted from the lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) Full definition →

translingual Convallaria ← Latin amarus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromamarus“bitter”
  2. translingual · derived fromConvallaria
  3. English todayconvallamarin

From translingual Convallaria + Latin amarus (“bitter”).

Words from the same roots

Latinamarus all →

amarettomorelloamarelleamaritudebetulinamaric acidmarasca

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