Where does “Echinocereus” come from?

Echinocereus (Translingual) comes from Translingual Cereus, from Latin cēreus, from Ancient Greek Κηρεύς.

Echinocereus (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Echinocereus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCereusgenus
2Latincēreus—
3Ancient GreekΚηρεύς—
Every word from Ancient Greek Κηρεύς →Every word from Latin cēreus →Every word from Translingual Cereus →