Etymology of the English word laminaria
the English word
laminariaderived from the English word
genusderived from the Latin word
genus (birth, descent, origin; noble birth; kind, sort)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genÉ™-derived from the Latin word
Laminariaderived from the Latin word
lamina (thin plate; plate; veneer; thin sheet of metal)
Date
The earliest known usage of laminaria in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
laminarinUsage
Word found in Modern English
