Where does “chelidonia” come from?

chelidonia (Late Latin) comes from Latin chelidonius, from Ancient Greek χελιδόνιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

chelidonia (Late Latin): celandine, swallowwort

Definitions

  1. celandine, swallowwort

Ancestry of “chelidonia”, step by step

chelidonia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin chelidonius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinchelidoniusof, belonging to, coloured like, or pertaining to...
2Ancient Greekχελιδόνιοςof, belonging to, built by, like, or pertaining...
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Ancient Greek χελιδόνιον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχελιδόνιονgreater celandine; young swallow
2Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek χελιδόνιος