Where does “osmanthus” come from?

osmanthus (English) comes from Translingual Osmanthus, from Ancient Greek ἄνθος, from Proto-Hellenic ántʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éndʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

osmanthus (English): Any of several widely distributed evergreen...

Definitions

  1. Any of several widely distributed evergreen...

Ancestry of “osmanthus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualOsmanthusgenus
2Ancient Greekἄνθοςflower, blossom, bloom; froth, scum; bloom, peak
3Proto-Hellenicántʰosflower, blossom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éndʰosbloom
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “osmanthus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éndʰos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ántʰos →