Where does “heliotropium” come from?
heliotropium (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἡλιοτρόπιον, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
heliotropium (Latin): heliotrope
Definitions
- heliotrope
Ancestry of “heliotropium”, step by step
heliotropium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek ἡλιοτρόπιον
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἡλιοτρόπιον | heliotrope; sundial, solar clock; bloodstone, a... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via Ancient Greek ἡλῐοτρόπῐον
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἡλῐοτρόπῐον | heliotrope (Heliotropium europaeum) |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τρόπος | a turn, way, manner, style; a trope or figure of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |