Etymology

magnolia

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Today it means: A tree or shrub in any species of the genus Magnolia, many with large flowers and simple leaves. Full definition →

translingual Magnolia ← Latin magnus ← Proto-Italic *magnos
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*m̥ǵh₂nós
  2. Proto-Italic · derived from*magnos
  3. Latin · derived frommagnus
  4. translingual · borrowed fromMagnolia
  5. English todaymagnolia

Borrowed from translingual Magnolia, from French Magnol + -ia. Named after French botanist Pierre Magnol (1638–1715). The surname is a form of the male given name Magne, from Latin magnus, which in turn from Proto-Italic *magnos, from Proto-Indo-European *m̥ǵh₂nós, from *méǵh₂s (“great”). .

Words from the same roots

Latinmagnus all →

MagnusMagnusonMickleovermagni-magnicidemagnorder

Proto-Indo-European*m̥ǵh₂nós all →

magnality

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