Where does “sideritis” come from?

sideritis (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σιδηρῖτις, from Ancient Greek σίδηρος — iron; iron tool; sword.

sideritis (Latin): The ironwort; A kind of precious stone; The...

Definitions

  1. The ironwort; A kind of precious stone; The...

Ancestry of “sideritis”, step by step

sideritis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek σιδηρῖτις

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσιδηρῖτιςironwort
2Ancient Greekσίδηροςiron; iron tool; sword

via Ancient Greek σῐδηρῖτῐς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσῐδηρῖτῐςironwort (Sideritis romana)

Words derived from “sideritis

Every word from Ancient Greek σίδηροςEvery word from Ancient Greek σιδηρῖτις