Where does “psyllium” come from?

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

Ancestry of “psyllium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekψύλλιονfleawort
2Ancient Greekψύλλαflea; type of venomous spider, perhaps a type of...
3Proto-Indo-European*plus-flea

Words derived from “psyllium

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *plus-
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