Where does “orchis” come from?

orchis (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ὄρχις, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erǵʰi- — testicle.

orchis (Latin): orchid; kind of olive

Definitions

  1. orchid; kind of olive

Ancestry of “orchis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄρχιςtesticle; ovary; orchid
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erǵʰi-testicle

Words derived from “orchis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erǵʰi- →