Where does “zénobie” come from?
zénobie (French) comes from Latin Zenobia, from Ancient Greek Ζηνοβία, from Ancient Greek Ζήν, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗm, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
zénobie (French): honeycup (of the genus Zenobia)
Definitions
- honeycup (of the genus Zenobia)
Ancestry of “zénobie”, step by step
zénobie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin Zenobia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Zenobia | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ζηνοβία | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ζήν | Zeus |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗm | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via Translingual Zenobia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Zenobia | genus |