Where does “χαμαικυπάρισσος” come from?
χαμαικυπάρισσος (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.
χαμαικυπάρισσος (Ancient Greek): cotton lavender (Santolina chamaecyparissus)
Definitions
- cotton lavender (Santolina chamaecyparissus)
Ancestry of “χαμαικυπάρισσος”, step by step
χαμαικυπάρισσος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek χαμαί
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | χαμαί | on the earth, near the ground; to the... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Χθών | the Earth, personified as a goddess |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |
via Ancient Greek κῠπᾰ́ρῐσσος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | κῠπᾰ́ρῐσσος | — |