Where does “psyllion” come from?

psyllion (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ψύλλιον, from Ancient Greek ψύλλα, from Proto-Indo-European *plus- — flea.

psyllion (Latin): fleabane

Definitions

  1. fleabane

Ancestry of “psyllion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekψύλλιονfleawort
2Ancient Greekψύλλαflea; type of venomous spider, perhaps a type of...
3Proto-Indo-European*plus-flea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *plus- →Every word from Ancient Greek ψύλλα →Every word from Ancient Greek ψύλλιον →