Where does “cantueso” come from?

cantueso (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin *chamaethusius, from Ancient Greek χαμαί, from Ancient Greek Χθών, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

cantueso (Spanish): lavender

Definitions

  1. lavender

Ancestry of “cantueso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*chamaethusius
2Ancient Greekχαμαίon the earth, near the ground; to the...
3Ancient GreekΧθώνthe Earth, personified as a goddess
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
5Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
6Proto-Indo-European-mi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -miEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -ōmEvery word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm