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Where does “Amethysttäubling” come from?

Amethysttäubling (German) comes from German Amethyst, from Latin amethystus, from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος, from Ancient Greek μεθυστής, from Ancient Greek μεθύω, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

Amethysttäubling (German): Russula amethystina, a conspicuous mushroom

Definitions

  1. Russula amethystina, a conspicuous mushroom

Ancestry of “Amethysttäubling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAmethystamethyst
2Latinamethystusamethyst
3Ancient Greekἀμέθυστοςnot drunken, without drunkenness, sober; not...
4Ancient Greekμεθυστήςdrunken
5Ancient Greekμεθύωto get drunk; I am drunk
6Ancient Greekμέθυwine
7Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
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