Where does “hordeum” come from?
hordeum (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic horzdeom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥sdeyom — bristly.
hordeum (Latin): barley
Definitions
- barley
Ancestry of “hordeum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | horzdeom | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰr̥sdeyom | bristly |