proper noun/eliˈkonja/
Heliconia (a town and municipality of Antioquia department, Colombia)
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ἑλικών (Helikṓn)bor. Latin Helicōn 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 Heliconialbor. Spanish Heliconia Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Heliconia.