Where does “ορθοσίφωνας” come from?

ορθοσίφωνας (Greek) comes from Translingual Orthosiphon, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

ορθοσίφωνας (Greek): orthosiphon (Orthosiphon)

Definitions

  1. orthosiphon (Orthosiphon)

Ancestry of “ορθοσίφωνας”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualOrthosiphon
2Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
3Proto-Hellenicortʰwós
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós