Where does “menogenion” come from?

menogenion (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μηνογένειον, from Ancient Greek μήνη, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

menogenion (Latin): common peony

Definitions

  1. common peony

Ancestry of “menogenion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμηνογένειον
2Ancient Greekμήνηmoon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥sEvery word from Ancient Greek μήνη
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