Where does “hortus siccus” come from?

hortus siccus (English) comes from Latin hortus, from Proto-Italic *hortos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰórtos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

hortus siccus (English): A collection of specimens of plants, dried and...

Definitions

  1. A collection of specimens of plants, dried and...

Ancestry of “hortus siccus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhortusgarden
2Proto-Italic*hortosenclosure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰórtosenclosure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰórtos →Every word from Proto-Italic *hortos →
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