Where does “χελωνάριον” come from?

χελωνάριον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek χελώνη, from Proto-Indo-European gʰelu-.

χελωνάριον (Ancient Greek): inferior tortoise-shell

Definitions

  1. inferior tortoise-shell

Ancestry of “χελωνάριον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχελώνηtortoise
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰelu-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰelu- →Every word from Ancient Greek χελώνη →