Etymology

pandanus

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Today it means: Any of various palm-like plants in the genus Pandanus. Full definition →

New Latin pandanus ← Malay pandan
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The story

  1. Malay · derived frompandan
  2. New Latin · borrowed frompandanus
  3. English todaypandanus

From New Latin pandanus, from Malay pandan.

Words from the same roots

Malaypandan all →

pandan

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