Where does “Orchidee” come from?
Orchidee (German) comes from French orchidée, from New Latin Orchideae, from Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erǵʰi- — testicle.
Orchidee (German): orchid
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Words derived from “Orchidee”