Where does “dropwort” come from?
dropwort (English) comes from English wort, from Middle English wort, from Old English wyrt, from Old English bisċop, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος, from Ancient Greek ἐπισκοπέω, from Ancient Greek ἐπι- — to be hot; to burn.
dropwort (English): A perennial herb, Filipendula vulgaris, closely...
Definitions
- A perennial herb, Filipendula vulgaris, closely...
Ancestry of “dropwort”, step by step
dropwort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wort | A plant; herb; vegetable; Any of various plants... |
| 2 | Middle English | wort | A plant; Wort or an analogous mixture |
| 3 | Old English | wyrt | plant; herb; wort |
| 4 | Old English | bisċop | bishop |
| 5 | Latin | episcopus | an overseer, supervisor, bishop in a Christian... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐπίσκοπος | watcher, guardian; scout, watch; overseer,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐπισκοπέω | I watch over |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐπι- | on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | day |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |
via English drop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | drop | A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to... |
| 2 | Middle English | droppen | To drip; to fall in drops |
| 3 | Old English | dropian | to drop |
| 4 | Old English | -ian | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 5 | Old English | -ōjan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |