Where does “psyllium” come from?
psyllium (English) comes from Latin psyllium, from Ancient Greek ψύλλιον, from Ancient Greek ψύλλα, from Proto-Indo-European *plus-.
psyllium (English): Any of several plants of the subgenus Plantago...
Definitions
- Any of several plants of the subgenus Plantago...
Ancestry of “psyllium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | psyllium | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ψύλλιον | fleawort |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ψύλλα | flea; type of venomous spider, perhaps a type of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *plus- | — |