Where does “Euastrum” come from?

Euastrum (Translingual) comes from Translingual eu-, from Ancient Greek εὖ, from Ancient Greek ἐΰς, from Proto-Hellenic ehu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

Euastrum (Translingual): genus green alga}}

Definitions

  1. genus green alga}}

Ancestry of “Euastrum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingualeu-Used to form taxonomic names corresponding to...
2Ancient Greekεὖwell
3Ancient Greekἐΰςgood, brave, noble
4Proto-Hellenicehu-good
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ehu- →