Where does “hellebore” come from?

hellebore (English) comes from Middle English ellebore, from Old French ellebre, from Medieval Latin eleborus, from Latin eleborus, from Ancient Greek ἑλλέβορος, from Ancient Greek ἐλλός, from Proto-Indo-European h₁el-nó-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁el- — greyish or brownish coloration; deer, elk;...

hellebore (English): Any of the common garden flowering plants of the...

Definitions

  1. Any of the common garden flowering plants of the...

Ancestry of “hellebore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishelleborehellebore
2Old Frenchellebre—
3Medieval Latineleborus—
4Latineleborus—
5Ancient Greekἑλλέβοροςhellebore
6Ancient Greekἐλλόςfawn, young deer
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁el-nó-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁el-greyish or brownish coloration; deer, elk;...

Words derived from “hellebore”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁el-nó-s →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλλός →