Where does “hyoscyamus” come from?
hyoscyamus (Classical Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ὑοσκύαμος, from Ancient Greek ὗς, from Latin intestinalis, from Latin intestīnum, from Latin intestīnus, from Latin intus, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
Ancestry of “hyoscyamus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὑοσκύαμος | henbane |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὗς | pig, swine, hog |
| 3 | Latin | intestinalis | intestinal; pertaining to the intestine |
| 4 | Latin | intestīnum | guts, intestines, entrails of the abdomen |
| 5 | Latin | intestīnus | internal in various senses, namely |
| 6 | Latin | intus | within, inside; at home |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |