Where does “héliotrope” come from?
héliotrope (French) comes from Latin heliotropium, from Ancient Greek ἡλιοτρόπιον, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
héliotrope (French): heliotrope
Ancestry of “héliotrope”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | heliotropium | heliotrope |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἡλιοτρόπιον | heliotrope; sundial, solar clock; bloodstone, a... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
Words derived from “héliotrope”