Where does “ορχιδέα” come from?

ορχιδέα (Greek) comes from French orchidée, from New Latin Orchideae, from Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erǵʰi- — testicle.

ορχιδέα (Greek): orchid

Definitions

  1. orchid

Ancestry of “ορχιδέα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchorchidéeorchid
2New LatinOrchideae
3Latinorchisorchid; kind of olive
4Ancient Greekὄρχιςtesticle; ovary; orchid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erǵʰi-testicle

Words derived from “ορχιδέα

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erǵʰi-Every word from Ancient Greek ὄρχιςEvery word from Latin orchis