Where does “aniseroot” come from?

aniseroot (English) comes from English root, from Middle English rote, from Old French rote, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

aniseroot (English): Any of certain North American herbs of the genus Osmorhiza

Definitions

  1. Any of certain North American herbs of the genus Osmorhiza

Ancestry of “aniseroot”, step by step

aniseroot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English root

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrootThe part of a plant, generally underground, that...
2Middle EnglishroteThe root; The foundation or base of a...
3Old Frenchroteroute, path
4Latinruptanominative feminine singular of ruptus;...
5Latinruptusbroken; ruptured, burst
6Latinrumpōto break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrunéptito be breaking
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

via English anise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaniseAn umbelliferous plant growing naturally in...
2Middle Englishanysanise; aniseed; dill
3Old Frenchanis
4Latinanisumanise
5Ancient GreekἄνισονAlternative form of ἄννησον; aniseed
6Egyptianjnstan edible plant, possibly anise, used...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew-