Where does “páskakaktus” come from?

páskakaktus (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic páskar, from Old Norse páskar, from Medieval Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek Πάσχα, from Aramaic פסחא, from Hebrew פֶּסַח — Passover.

páskakaktus (Icelandic): Easter cactus

Definitions

  1. Easter cactus

Ancestry of “páskakaktus”, step by step

páskakaktus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic páskar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicpáskarEaster
2Old Norsepáskar
3Medieval Latinpascha
4Ancient GreekΠάσχαEaster
5Aramaicפסחא
6HebrewפֶּסַחPassover

via Icelandic kaktus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickaktuscactus
2Latincactusthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"
3Ancient Greekκάκτοςthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...
Every word from Hebrew פֶּסַחEvery word from Aramaic פסחאEvery word from Ancient Greek Πάσχα