Where does “opuntia” come from?

opuntia (English) comes from Translingual Opuntia, from Latin opuntia, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

opuntia (English): Opuntia, a genus of cactus that includes such cacti as the prickly pear and xoconostle

Definitions

  1. Opuntia, a genus of cactus that includes such cacti as the prickly pear and xoconostle

Ancestry of “opuntia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualOpuntiagenus
2Latinopuntia—
3Ancient GreekὈποῦςOpus, Greece
4Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
5Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós →Every word from Ancient Greek ὀπός →