Where does “λυκοσκυτάλιον” come from?

λυκοσκυτάλιον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Λύκος, from Proto-Hellenic *lúkos — wolf.

λυκοσκυτάλιον (Ancient Greek): white mignonette (Reseda alba)

Definitions

  1. white mignonette (Reseda alba)

Ancestry of “λυκοσκυτάλιον”, step by step

λυκοσκυτάλιον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Λύκος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΛύκοςwolf
2Proto-Hellenic*lúkoswolf

via Ancient Greek σκυτάλιον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσκυτάλιον
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *lúkosEvery word from Ancient Greek Λύκος