Where does “eucaliptus” come from?

eucaliptus (Catalan) comes from French eucalyptus, from Ancient Greek εὖ, from Ancient Greek ἐΰς, from Proto-Hellenic ehu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

eucaliptus (Catalan): eucalyptus

Definitions

  1. eucalyptus

Ancestry of “eucaliptus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frencheucalyptuseucalyptus
2Ancient Greekεὖwell
3Ancient Greekἐΰςgood, brave, noble
4Proto-Hellenicehu-good
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ehu- →
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