The story
- Latin · derived frompurpura“purple”
- English todaypurpuraceous
From Latin purpura (“purple”) + -aceous. Equivalent to purpure + -aceous.
Words from the same roots
Latinpurpura all →
purplepurpurapurpurepurpuricpurpuritepurpurizepurpurogallinpurpurogenouspurpuromycinpurpurous
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.