Where does “saxifragus” come from?

saxifragus (Latin) comes from Latin saxum, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

saxifragus (Latin): stone-crushing, stone-breaking

Definitions

  1. stone-crushing, stone-breaking

Ancestry of “saxifragus”, step by step

saxifragus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin saxum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsaxumstone, rock; wall of stone
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Latin frangō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfrangōto break, shatter
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “saxifragus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Latin saxum →