Where does “eclipta” come from?

eclipta (English) comes from Translingual Eclipta, from Latin eclīpta, from Ancient Greek ἐκλείπω, from Ancient Greek ἐκ, from Proto-Hellenic *eks.

eclipta (English): Any asteraceous flowering plant of the genus Eclipta

Definitions

  1. Any asteraceous flowering plant of the genus Eclipta

Ancestry of “eclipta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualEcliptagenus
2Latineclīpta
3Ancient GreekἐκλείπωI leave out, pass over; I forsake, desert,...
4Ancient GreekἐκOut of, from; from, with the source of; to denote...
5Proto-Hellenic*eks
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *eksEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐκEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐκλείπω