Where does “plumbagineous” come from?

plumbagineous (English) comes from Translingual Plumbaginaceae, from Translingual Plumbago, from Latin plumbāgō, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

plumbagineous (English): Pertaining to the family of gamopetalous herbs,...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to the family of gamopetalous herbs,...

Ancestry of “plumbagineous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPlumbaginaceaefamily
2TranslingualPlumbagogenus
3Latinplumbāgōgraphite
4Latinagōto act, to behave
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “plumbagineous”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →