Where does “delphinium” come from?

delphinium (French) comes from Ancient Greek δελφίνιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

delphinium (French): delphinium

Definitions

  1. delphinium

Ancestry of “delphinium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδελφίνιονrocket larkspur (Consolida ajacis, syn. Delphinium ajacis)
2Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐον →Every word from Ancient Greek δελφίνιον →