Where does “germander” come from?
germander (English) comes from French germandrée, from Latin chamaedrys, from Ancient Greek χαμαίδρυς, from Ancient Greek χαμαί, from Ancient Greek Χθών, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
germander (English): A Mediterranean herb, Teucrium chamaedrys,...
Definitions
- A Mediterranean herb, Teucrium chamaedrys,...
Ancestry of “germander”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | germandrée | germander |
| 2 | Latin | chamaedrys | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χαμαίδρυς | wall germander |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χαμαί | on the earth, near the ground; to the... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Χθών | the Earth, personified as a goddess |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |