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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Centaurium | genus |
| 2 | Latin | centaurēum | }} Centaurea centaurium |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κενταύρειον | centaury, "Centaurea salonitana", "Chlora... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Κένταυρος | Centaur, a member of a savage race dwelling... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ταῦρος | bull, perhaps also ox |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | táuros | bull |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | táwros | wild bull, aurochs |
via Latin erythraeus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | erythraeus | reddish |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἐρυθραῖος | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἐρυθραί | Erythrae; Ildırı, Turkey |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐρυθρός | reddish, red |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *erutʰrós | — |