Where does “geranium” come from?

geranium (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek γερᾰ́νῐον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “geranium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγερᾰ́νῐονcranesbill (Geranium tuberosum)
2Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “geranium

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐονEvery word from Ancient Greek γερᾰ́νῐον
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