Where does “heliotrope” come from?
Heliotrope derives from French héliotrope, from Ancient Greek ἡλιοτρόπιον, combining ἥλιος (sun) and a root from Proto-Indo-European trep- (turn) and sh₂wél(i)yos (sun).
heliotrope (English): A plant that turns so that it faces the sun; A...
Definitions
- A plant that turns so that it faces the sun; A...
Ancestry of “heliotrope”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | héliotrope | heliotrope |
| 2 | Latin | heliotropium | heliotrope |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἡλιοτρόπιον | heliotrope; sundial, solar clock; bloodstone, a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
Words derived from “heliotrope”