English
Linnaean
From Linnaeus + -an.
Formed from Linnaeus + -an
Proto-Indo-European *lént-o-s
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Old Swedish lind
Swedish lind ‘linden tree, lime tree’
New Latin Linnaeus
Swedish Linnæus
English Linnaeus
The story
After Carolus Linnaeus (1707–1778), Swedish naturalist who helped to standardize biological nomenclature.
Today it means
adj Of or relating to Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish naturalist, either personally or in a wider sense, to the era influenced by him.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Linnaean