Where does “péricon” come from?

péricon (French) comes from Latin hypericon, from Ancient Greek ὑπερικόν, from Ancient Greek ὑπέρεικος, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Ancestry of “péricon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhypericonground pine
2Ancient Greekὑπερικόν—
3Ancient GreekὑπέρεικοςSt John's wort
4Ancient Greekῠ̔πο-under, lower; by, under; under”, “beneath
5Ancient Greekὑπό
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “péricon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο- →