Where does “χαμαίλυκος” come from?

χαμαίλυκος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek χαμαί, from Ancient Greek Χθών, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

χαμαίλυκος (Ancient Greek): supine vervain (Verbena supina)

Definitions

  1. supine vervain (Verbena supina)

Ancestry of “χαμαίλυκος”, step by step

χαμαίλυκος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek χαμαί

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχαμαίon the earth, near the ground; to the...
2Ancient GreekΧθώνthe Earth, personified as a goddess
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
4Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
5Proto-Indo-European-mi—

via Ancient Greek Λύκος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΛύκοςwolf
2Proto-Hellenic*lúkoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →