Where does “ellebore” come from?

ellebore (Middle English) comes from Old French ellebre, from Medieval Latin eleborus, from Latin eleborus, from Ancient Greek ἑλλέβορος, from Ancient Greek ἐλλός, from Proto-Indo-European h₁el-nó-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁el- — greyish or brownish coloration; deer, elk;...

ellebore (Middle English): hellebore

Definitions

  1. hellebore

Ancestry of “ellebore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchellebre—
2Medieval Latineleborus—
3Latineleborus—
4Ancient Greekἑλλέβοροςhellebore
5Ancient Greekἐλλόςfawn, young deer
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁el-nó-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁el-greyish or brownish coloration; deer, elk;...

Words derived from “ellebore”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁el-nó-s →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλλός →