Where does “vakcinio” come from?

vakcinio (Esperanto) comes from Latin vaccinium, from Ancient Greek Ὑάκινθος — Hyacinthus.

vakcinio (Esperanto): A plant in the genus Vaccinium (e.g. bilberry), or a berry of one of these plants

Definitions

  1. A plant in the genus Vaccinium (e.g. bilberry), or a berry of one of these plants

Ancestry of “vakcinio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvacciniumthe bilberry, blueberry, whortleberry
2Ancient GreekὙάκινθοςHyacinthus
Every word from Ancient Greek ὙάκινθοςEvery word from Latin vaccinium