Where does “rododendron” come from?

rododendron (Romanian) comes from French rhododendron, from Latin rhododendron, from Ancient Greek ῥοδόδενδρον, from Ancient Greek δένδρον, from Latin Cygnus, from Ancient Greek Κύκνος, from Latin olor, from Ancient Greek Τιτάν — wild; wild animal.

rododendron (Romanian): rhododendron

Definitions

  1. rhododendron

Ancestry of “rododendron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrhododendronrhododendron
2Latinrhododendronthe rosebay, oleander
3Ancient Greekῥοδόδενδρονrosebay, oleander
4Ancient Greekδένδρονtree
5LatinCygnus
6Ancient GreekΚύκνοςany individual named Cycnus
7Latinolorswan; A smell
8Ancient GreekΤιτάνTitan
9Translingual-therium
10Ancient Greekθηρίονwild animal, beast, savage beast; a small animal,...
11Ancient Greekθήρa wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;...
12Proto-Hellenickʷʰḗrwild beast
13Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer-Every word from Translingual -theriumEvery word from Ancient Greek Τιτάν