Where does “samara” come from?
samara (English) comes from Latin samara, from Proto-Celtic samaros, from Proto-Celtic aros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-o-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
samara (English): The winged indehiscent fruit of trees such as the...
Definitions
- The winged indehiscent fruit of trees such as the...
Ancestry of “samara”, step by step
samara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin samara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | samara | the winged fruit of an elm tree |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | samaros | summer fallow, uncropped and plowed land during... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | aros | ploughing, ploughed land |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃-o- | ploughing |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
via Russian Сама́ра
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Сама́ра | — |