Adiantum

See also: adiantum

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adiantum and Ancient Greek ἀδίαντον (adíanton, “maidenhair”). Further from Ancient Greek ἀδίαντος (adíantos, “dry”, literally “not wet”), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-, “not”) +‎ Ancient Greek ὑδᾰ́τῐνος (hudắtĭnos, “wet”). From Ancient Greek ὑδᾰ́τῐον (hudắtĭon, “rivulet”), diminutive of Ancient Greek ῠ̔́δωρ (hŭ́dōr, “water”). From the roots of Proto-Hellenic *údōr, Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ and Proto-Indo-European *wed-.

Proper noun

Adiantum n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pteridaceae – the maidenhair ferns.

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