Where does “perikum” come from?

perikum (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin hypericum, from Ancient Greek ὑπερικόν, from Ancient Greek ὑπέρεικος, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

perikum (Norwegian Nynorsk): Hypericum (usually St. John's wort or spotted St. John's wort)

Definitions

  1. Hypericum (usually St. John's wort or spotted St. John's wort)

Ancestry of “perikum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhypericum
2Ancient Greekὑπερικόν
3Ancient GreekὑπέρεικοςSt John's wort
4Ancient Greekῠ̔πο-under, lower; by, under; under”, “beneath
5Ancient Greekὑπό
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο-