Where does “κεντρομυρσίνη” come from?

κεντρομυρσίνη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.

κεντρομυρσίνη (Ancient Greek): butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus)

Definitions

  1. butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus)

Ancestry of “κεντρομυρσίνη”, step by step

κεντρομυρσίνη traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κέντρον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
2Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
3Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool

via Ancient Greek μυρσίνη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμυρσίνηmyrtle (Myrtus communis)
2Ancient Greekμῠ́ρτοςmyrtle (Myrtus communis)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron →Every word from Ancient Greek κέντρον →