Where does “orchis” come from?

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

orchis (English): Any plant of the genus Orchis; an orchid; testis

Definitions

  1. Any plant of the genus Orchis; an orchid; testis

Ancestry of “orchis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “orchis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erǵʰi- →