Where does “Althean” come from?
Althean (English) comes from English Althea, from Latin althaea, from Ancient Greek Ἀλθαία, from Ancient Greek ἀλθαίνω, from Proto-Hellenic *h₂el-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
Althean (English): Of, descending from, pertaining to or resembling...
Definitions
- Of, descending from, pertaining to or resembling...
Ancestry of “Althean”, step by step
Althean traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Althea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Althea | the queen of Calydon |
| 2 | Latin | althaea | A wild mallow, marshmallow |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλθαία | Althaea |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀλθαίνω | to cure; marsh mallow; to heal |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *h₂el-dʰ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English N
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | N | The ordinal number fourteenth, derived from this... |