Where does “sorghum” come from?
Sorghum comes from Italian sorgo, from Vulgar Latin syricum, from Latin Syricum meaning "of Syria," from Syria, from Ancient Greek Συρίᾱ, ultimately from the Ancient Greek suffix -ῐ́ᾱ.
sorghum (English): A cereal, "Sorghum bicolor" the grains of which...
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- A cereal, "Sorghum bicolor" the grains of which...
Ancestry of “sorghum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | Sorghum | — |
| 2 | Italian | sorgo | sorghum; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | syricum | Syrian; nominative neuter singular of sȳricus;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Συρικόν | red lead |
| 5 | Arabic | زَرْقُون | zircon; minium |
| 6 | Pahlavi | zlgwn' | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | jr̥Hanyam | gold |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam | gold |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥h₃enyom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |