Where does “ceveratrum” come from?

ceveratrum (English) comes from English Veratrum, from Latin veratrum, from Proto-Indo-European wreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

ceveratrum (English): Any of a group of Veratrum alkaloids, regarded as separate from the jerveratrum alkaloids

Definitions

  1. Any of a group of Veratrum alkaloids, regarded as separate from the jerveratrum alkaloids

Ancestry of “ceveratrum”, step by step

ceveratrum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Veratrum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishVeratrumAny of various poisonous herbs of the genus Veratrum
2Latinveratrumhellebore
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyt-to twist
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via English cevine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcevine—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreyt- →Every word from Latin veratrum →