Where does “Diospyros” come from?

Diospyros (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek διόσπυρος, from Ancient Greek πυρός, from Proto-Indo-European puHrós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

Diospyros (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Diospyros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδιόσπυρος—
2Ancient Greekπυρόςwheat; a grain of wheat; genitive singular of πῦρ
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHróswheat
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

Words derived from “Diospyros”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHrós →Every word from Ancient Greek πυρός →