Where does “Centaurium erythraea” come from?

Centaurium erythraea (Translingual) comes from Translingual Centaurium, from Latin centaurēum, from Ancient Greek κενταύρειον, from Ancient Greek Κένταυρος, from Ancient Greek ταῦρος, from Proto-Hellenic táuros, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

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Ancestry of “Centaurium erythraea”, step by step

Centaurium erythraea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual Centaurium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCentauriumgenus
2Latincentaurēum}} Centaurea centaurium
3Ancient Greekκενταύρειονcentaury, "Centaurea salonitana", "Chlora...
4Ancient GreekΚένταυροςCentaur, a member of a savage race dwelling...
5Ancient Greekταῦροςbull, perhaps also ox
6Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
7Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

via Latin erythraeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinerythraeusreddish
2Ancient GreekἘρυθραῖος
3Ancient GreekἘρυθραίErythrae; Ildırı, Turkey
4Ancient Greekἐρυθρόςreddish, red
5Proto-Hellenic*erutʰrós
Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwrosEvery word from Proto-Hellenic táurosEvery word from Ancient Greek ταῦρος