Where does “ῥοδόδενδρον” come from?
ῥοδόδενδρον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δένδρον, from Latin Cygnus, from Ancient Greek Κύκνος, from Latin olor, from Ancient Greek Τιτάν, from Translingual -therium, from Ancient Greek θηρίον, from Ancient Greek θήρ — wild; wild animal.
ῥοδόδενδρον (Ancient Greek): rosebay, oleander
Definitions
- rosebay, oleander
Ancestry of “ῥοδόδενδρον”, step by step
ῥοδόδενδρον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek δένδρον
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | δένδρον | tree |
| 2 | Latin | Cygnus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Κύκνος | any individual named Cycnus |
| 4 | Latin | olor | swan; A smell |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Τιτάν | Titan |
| 6 | Translingual | -therium | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | θηρίον | wild animal, beast, savage beast; a small animal,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | θήρ | a wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷʰḗr | wild beast |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwer- | wild; wild animal |