Where does “Bryum” come from?

Bryum (Translingual) comes from Latin bryon, from Ancient Greek βρύον, from Ancient Greek βρύω — to be full to bursting.

Bryum (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Bryum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbryonmoss
2Ancient Greekβρύονsea lettuce; tree moss; liverwort
3Ancient Greekβρύωto be full to bursting

Words derived from “Bryum”

Every word from Ancient Greek βρύω →Every word from Ancient Greek βρύον →Every word from Latin bryon →