Where does “клейстокактус” come from?
клейстокактус (Russian) comes from Translingual Cleistocactus, from Greek κλειστός, from Greek κλείνω, from Ancient Greek κλείω, from Proto-Hellenic klāyyō, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂uyeti, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
клейстокактус (Russian): cleistocactus (Cleistocactus)
Definitions
- cleistocactus (Cleistocactus)
Ancestry of “клейстокактус”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Cleistocactus | genus, of mountainous near-equatorial South America}} |
| 2 | Greek | κλειστός | closed, shut; occlusive |
| 3 | Greek | κλείνω | close, shut, close off; close, shut; turn off,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλείω | shut, close, bar; enclose, shut in; Epic form of... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | klāyyō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂uyeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂u- | nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for... |