Where does “ὀνόπορδον” come from?

ὀνόπορδον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πέρδομαι, from Proto-Hellenic pérdomai, from Proto-Indo-European pérdetor, from Proto-Indo-European perd- — to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind.

ὀνόπορδον (Ancient Greek): cotton thistle (Onopordum acanthium)

Definitions

  1. cotton thistle (Onopordum acanthium)

Ancestry of “ὀνόπορδον”, step by step

ὀνόπορδον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πέρδομαι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπέρδομαιto fart, break wind
2Proto-Hellenicpérdomaito fart loudly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpérdetorto be farting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperd-to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind

via Ancient Greek ὄνος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄνοςass, donkey; hake; woodlouse

Words derived from “ὀνόπορδον”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European perd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérdetor →Every word from Proto-Hellenic pérdomai →