Where does “ἡλιοτρόπιον” come from?

ἡλιοτρόπιον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

ἡλιοτρόπιον (Ancient Greek): heliotrope; sundial, solar clock; bloodstone, a...

Definitions

  1. heliotrope; sundial, solar clock; bloodstone, a...

Ancestry of “ἡλιοτρόπιον”, step by step

ἡλιοτρόπιον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Ἥλιος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
2Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
3Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Ancient Greek τρέπω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekτρέπωI turn
2Proto-Indo-Europeantrep-to tremble; to satisfy, enjoy; to scamper, trip,...

Words derived from “ἡλιοτρόπιον

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