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petunia.

petunia

7 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/peˈtunja/[peˈt̪u.nja]
  1. petunia

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Tupian *pe Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tɨm Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pe-tɨm Old Tupi petymabor. French pétun Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)der. Translingual -ia taxonomic name Petunialbor. Spanish petunia Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Petunia.

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