Where does “Adiantum” come from?

Adiantum (Translingual) comes from Latin adiantum, from Ancient Greek ἀδίαντον, from Ancient Greek ἀδίαντος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Adiantum (Translingual): genus

Definitions

genus

Ancestry of “Adiantum”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	adiantum	maidenhair fern
2	Ancient Greek	ἀδίαντον	maidenhair
3	Ancient Greek	ἀδίαντος	not wet, dry
4	Ancient Greek	ἀ-	The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
5	Proto-Hellenic	hə-	same; together
6	Proto-Indo-European	sm̥-	one; with, together
7	Proto-Indo-European	sem-	together, one

Words derived from “Adiantum”

Adiantoideae
Adiantaceae

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →