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Where does “orhidee” come from?

orhidee (Romanian) comes from German Orchidee, from French orchidée, from New Latin Orchideae, from Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erǵʰi- — testicle.

orhidee (Romanian): orchid

Definitions

  1. orchid

Ancestry of “orhidee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOrchideeorchid
2Frenchorchidéeorchid
3New LatinOrchideae—
4Latinorchisorchid; kind of olive
5Ancient Greekὄρχιςtesticle; ovary; orchid
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erǵʰi-testicle
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