Where does “Elodea” come from?

Elodea (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek Ἕλος, from Proto-Hellenic hélos, from Proto-Indo-European sélos — marsh.

Elodea (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Elodea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἝλοςHelos; Elos, Laconia, Greece
2Proto-Hellenichélosmarsh
3Proto-Indo-Europeansélosmarsh

Words derived from “Elodea

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sélosEvery word from Proto-Hellenic hélosEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἕλος