Where does “Schoenus” come from?

Schoenus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Σχοῖνος, from Ancient Greek πλεκτός, from Ancient Greek πλέκω, from Finnish pleko, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Schoenus (Latin): a town of Boeotia situated in the territory of Thebae

Definitions

  1. a town of Boeotia situated in the territory of Thebae

Ancestry of “Schoenus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣχοῖνοςSchoenus, Boeotia, Greece
2Ancient Greekπλεκτόςbraided; twisted
3Ancient Greekπλέκωto plait, twine, twist, weave, braid
4Finnishplekopleco
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “Schoenus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Finnish pleko →