Where does “coreopsis” come from?

coreopsis (English) comes from Ancient Greek κόρις, from New Latin -opsis, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

coreopsis (English): Any of several composite herbs, of genus...

Definitions

  1. Any of several composite herbs, of genus...

Ancestry of “coreopsis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκόριςbedbug; a type of fish; a type of St John's wort
2New Latin-opsisresembling in appearance; resembling structure
3Ancient Greekὄψιςview
4Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
5Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄψ →