Where does “elodeid” come from?

elodeid (English) comes from Translingual Elodea, from Ancient Greek Ἕλος, from Proto-Hellenic hélos, from Proto-Indo-European sélos — marsh.

elodeid (English): A stem plant that completes its entire life cycle...

Definitions

  1. A stem plant that completes its entire life cycle...

Ancestry of “elodeid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualElodeagenus
2Ancient GreekἝλοςHelos; Elos, Laconia, Greece
3Proto-Hellenichélosmarsh
4Proto-Indo-Europeansélosmarsh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sélos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic hélos →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἕλος →