Where does “khakiweed” come from?

khakiweed (English) comes from English weed, from Middle English weed, from Old English wēod, from Proto-West Germanic *weud — weed (unwanted plant).

khakiweed (English): A plant of species Alternanthera caracasana, native from Mexico to northern Argentina, common in waste spaces

Definitions

  1. A plant of species Alternanthera caracasana, native from Mexico to northern Argentina, common in waste spaces

Ancestry of “khakiweed”, step by step

khakiweed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English weed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishweedAny plant regarded as unwanted at the place...
2Middle Englishweed—
3Old Englishwēodweed
4Proto-West Germanic*weudweed (unwanted plant)

via English khaki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkhakiA dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of...
2Hindiख़ाकीearthy; khaki
3Urduخاکیkhaki; earthy
4Persianخاکیkhaki; earthy; soily
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *weud →Every word from Old English wēod →Every word from Middle English weed →
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