Where does “alyssum” come from?

alyssum (English) comes from taxonomic name Alyssum, from Ancient Greek ἄλυσσον, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

alyssum (English): Any of several plants, of the genus "Alyssum",...

Definitions

  1. Any of several plants, of the genus "Alyssum",...

Ancestry of “alyssum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1taxonomic nameAlyssum—
2Ancient Greekἄλυσσονmadwort Galen's madwort
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “alyssum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →