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Where does “hordeum” come from?

hordeum (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic horzdeom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥sdeyom — bristly.

hordeum (Latin): barley

Definitions

  1. barley

Ancestry of “hordeum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italichorzdeom—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰr̥sdeyombristly

Words derived from “hordeum”

  • orzo
  • orgeat
  • hordeolum
  • hordein
  • hordenine
  • hordeaceous
  • hordeic acid
  • fordeaceus
  • hordeolus
  • hordeius
  • hordeaceus
  • orzuelo
  • hordio
  • orzata
  • orzo
  • orgeat
  • orge
  • hordéolo
  • ordi
  • Hordeum
  • Hordeeae
  • Hordeinae
  • orzărie
  • orz
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