The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἅλς“salt”
- New Latin · derived fromHaloragis
- English todayhaloragaceous
From translingual Haloragaceae + -ous, from New Latin Haloragis + -aceae, formed irregularly from Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls, “salt”) + ῥάξ (rháx, “berry”) (a Pre-Greek / Mediterranean loan).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekἅλς all →
halogenhalitehalicorehalinehalo-halurgistisohalsine
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.