Where does “hiskiamo” come from?
hiskiamo (Esperanto) comes from Latin Hyoscyamus, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔οσκῠ́ᾰμος, from Ancient Greek ὗς, from Proto-Hellenic *hūs — pig.
hiskiamo (Esperanto): henbane
Definitions
- henbane
Ancestry of “hiskiamo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Hyoscyamus | henbane |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ῠ̔οσκῠ́ᾰμος | henbane (Hyoscyamus niger) |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὗς | pig, swine, hog |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *hūs | pig |