Where does “lichénologie” come from?
lichénologie (French) comes from French lichen, from Latin līchēn, from Ancient Greek λειχήν, from Ancient Greek λείχω, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.
lichénologie (French): lichenology
Ancestry of “lichénologie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | lichen | lichen |
| 2 | Latin | līchēn | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λειχήν | Liverwort; Lichen-like disease affecting the skin... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λείχω | to lick up |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵʰ- | to lick |
Words derived from “lichénologie”