Where does “onionweed” come from?
onionweed (English) comes from English onion, from Middle English onyoun, from Old French oignon, from Latin ūniō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
onionweed (English): Asphodelus fistulosus, an annual or short-lived...
Definitions
- Asphodelus fistulosus, an annual or short-lived...
Ancestry of “onionweed”, step by step
onionweed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English onion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | onion | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice |
| 2 | Middle English | onyoun | The onion plant |
| 3 | Old French | oignon | onion |
| 4 | Latin | ūniō | a unity, union |
| 5 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |