Where does “tall meadowrue” come from?

tall meadowrue (English) comes from English tall, from Middle English tall, from Old English tæl, from Proto-Germanic talaz, from Ottoman Turkish طالاز, from Old Anatolian Turkish طلز, from Greek θάλασσα, from Ancient Greek θάλασσα — sea; the Mediterranean Sea; channel.

tall meadowrue (English): Any of three species of meadowrue

Definitions

  1. Any of three species of meadowrue

Ancestry of “tall meadowrue”, step by step

tall meadowrue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtallHaving a vertical extent greater than the...
2Middle Englishtall
3Old Englishtælevil-speaking, calumny, disparagement, slander
4Proto-Germanictalazpliable, bendsome; submissive, hearsome, quick to...
5Ottoman Turkishطالازbillow, breaker, any large and foaming wave or undulating mass of water
6Old Anatolian Turkishطلزhurricane, storm
7Greekθάλασσαsea; storm
8Ancient Greekθάλασσαsea; the Mediterranean Sea; channel

via English meadowrue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeadowrueA plant (any plant of genus Thalictrum), also known as thalictrum
2EnglishrueSorrow; repentance; regret; Pity; compassion; To...
3Middle EnglishrueA kind of plant belonging to the genus "Ruta";...
4Anglo-NormanruweAlternative form of rue
5Old Frenchruerue (plant)
6Latinrūgaa crease in the face, wrinkle
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrewp-scab, crust; to become encrusted
8Proto-Indo-Europeankrew-to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise
Every word from Ancient Greek θάλασσα