Where does “germandrée” come from?
germandrée (French) comes from Latin chamaedrys, from Ancient Greek χαμαίδρυς, from Ancient Greek χαμαί, from Ancient Greek Χθών, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
germandrée (French): germander
Definitions
- germander
Ancestry of “germandrée”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | chamaedrys | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χαμαίδρυς | wall germander |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χαμαί | on the earth, near the ground; to the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Χθών | the Earth, personified as a goddess |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |