Where does “Hyoscyamus” come from?

Hyoscyamus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ῠ̔οσκῠ́ᾰμος, from Ancient Greek ὗς, from Proto-Hellenic *hūs — pig.

Hyoscyamus (Latin): henbane

Definitions

  1. henbane

Ancestry of “Hyoscyamus”, step by step

Hyoscyamus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ῠ̔οσκῠ́ᾰμος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῠ̔οσκῠ́ᾰμοςhenbane (Hyoscyamus niger)
2Ancient Greekὗςpig, swine, hog
3Proto-Hellenic*hūspig

via Ancient Greek ὑοσκύαμος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὑοσκύαμοςhenbane

via Ancient Greek ὑοσκύᾰμος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὑοσκύᾰμοςhenbane (Hyoscyamus niger)

Words derived from “Hyoscyamus”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *hūs →Every word from Ancient Greek ὗς →Every word from Ancient Greek ῠ̔οσκῠ́ᾰμος →