Where does “Euphorbia” come from?

Euphorbia (Translingual) comes from Latin Euphorbus, from Ancient Greek εὔφορβος, from Ancient Greek εὐ-, from Ancient Greek πίων, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

Euphorbia (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Euphorbia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinEuphorbusA masculine given name
2Ancient Greekεὔφορβοςwell fed
3Ancient Greekεὐ-good, well
4Ancient Greekπίωνfat, rich; wealthy; abounding, fertile
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

Words derived from “Euphorbia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →Every word from Ancient Greek εὐ- →Every word from Ancient Greek εὔφορβος →