Latin
malva
‘mallow’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin malva.
4 English words in this record descend from Latin malva, most familiar first.
- mauve
- mallow ← malwe ← mealwe
- malvin
- malvaceous
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Etymograph / Latin malva