Where does “opiopapavo” come from?

opiopapavo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto opio, from Latin opium, from Ancient Greek ὄπιον, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

opiopapavo (Esperanto): opium poppy

Definitions

  1. opium poppy

Ancestry of “opiopapavo”, step by step

opiopapavo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto opio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoopioopium
2Latinopiumopium, poppy-juice
3Ancient Greekὄπιονpoppy juice, opium
4Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
5Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Esperanto papavo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantopapavopoppy
2Latinpapāverpoppy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós →Every word from Ancient Greek ὀπός →