Where does “χαμαιπεύκη” come from?

χαμαιπεύκη (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.

χαμαιπεύκη (Ancient Greek): fishbone thistle (Ptilostemon chamaepeuce)

Definitions

  1. fishbone thistle (Ptilostemon chamaepeuce)

Ancestry of “χαμαιπεύκη”, step by step

χαμαιπεύκη 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 Πεύκη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠεύκηpine
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpewḱ-pine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →