Where does “orchidée” come from?

orchidée (French) comes from New Latin Orchideae, from Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erǵʰi- — testicle.

orchidée (French): orchid

Definitions

  1. orchid

Ancestry of “orchidée”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New LatinOrchideae—
2Latinorchisorchid; kind of olive
3Ancient Greekὄρχιςtesticle; ovary; orchid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erǵʰi-testicle

Words derived from “orchidée”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erǵʰi- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄρχις →Every word from Latin orchis →