Where does “korallikaktus” come from?

korallikaktus (Finnish) comes from Finnish koralli, from Swedish korall, from Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον, from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

korallikaktus (Finnish): mistletoe cactus cactus in the genus

Definitions

  1. mistletoe cactus cactus in the genus

Ancestry of “korallikaktus”, step by step

korallikaktus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish koralli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorallicoral
2Swedishkorallcoral, madrepore
3Latincoralliumcoral
4Ancient Greekκοράλλιονcoral
5Ancient Greekἅλςsalt; brine; sea
6Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Finnish kaktus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaktuscactus
2Latincactusthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"
3Ancient Greekκάκτοςthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἅλς