Where does “potamogeton” come from?
potamogeton (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ποταμογείτων, from Ancient Greek Ποταμός, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
potamogeton (Latin): pondweed
Ancestry of “potamogeton”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ποταμογείτων | pondweed |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ποταμός | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |