Where does “cudweed” come from?
cudweed (English) comes from English cud, from English could, from English ICH, from English ichthyophthiriasis, from English Ichthyophthirius, from Ancient Greek ἰχθύς, from Ancient Greek ἀετός, from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós — bird.
cudweed (English): Any of many of species of flowering plants in...
Definitions
- Any of many of species of flowering plants in...
Ancestry of “cudweed”, step by step
cudweed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cud | The portion of food which is brought back into... |
| 2 | English | could | simple past tense of can; conditional of can;... |
| 3 | English | ICH | Initialism of intracranial hemorrhage; Initialism... |
| 4 | English | ichthyophthiriasis | A parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused... |
| 5 | English | Ichthyophthirius | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἰχθύς | fish |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀετός | eagle; the constellation Aquila; omen |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ayyetós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewyetós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éwis | bird |