Where does “γλυκύρριζα” come from?

γλυκύρριζα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek γλυκύς, from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús.

γλυκύρριζα (Ancient Greek): licorice

Definitions

  1. licorice

Ancestry of “γλυκύρριζα”, step by step

γλυκύρριζα traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek γλυκύς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
2Proto-Hellenic*dlukús—

via Ancient Greek ῥίζα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥίζαroot; source; base, foundation
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ςsweet taste

Words derived from “γλυκύρριζα”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús →Every word from Ancient Greek γλυκύς →