Where does “mayapple rust” come from?
mayapple rust (English) comes from English mayapple, from English May, from French mai, from Old French mai, from Latin Māius, from Latin Maia, from Ancient Greek μαῖα, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ — mother.
mayapple rust (English): Allodus podophylli, a species of parasitic rust fungus that leeches off of mayapple leaves
Definitions
- Allodus podophylli, a species of parasitic rust fungus that leeches off of mayapple leaves
Ancestry of “mayapple rust”, step by step
mayapple rust traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mayapple
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mayapple | A fruit-bearing flowering plant with poisonous roots, native to eastern North America, taxonomic name Podophyllum peltatum |
| 2 | English | May | The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, following April and preceding June |
| 3 | French | mai | May |
| 4 | Old French | mai | — |
| 5 | Latin | Māius | “month”}} of May |
| 6 | Latin | Maia | nominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μαῖα | midwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μήτηρ | mother; source or origin |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | mā́tēr | mother |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |