Where does “orchid” come from?

orchid (English) comes from New Latin Orchideae, from Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erǵʰi- — testicle.

orchid (English): A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours

Definitions

  1. A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours

Ancestry of “orchid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New LatinOrchideae—
2Latinorchisorchid; kind of olive
3Ancient Greekὄρχιςtesticle; ovary; orchid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erǵʰi-testicle

Words derived from “orchid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erǵʰi- →