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Where does “Haematoxylum” come from?

Haematoxylum (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek ξύλον, from Ancient Greek -ουργός, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

Haematoxylum (Translingual): genus of the logwood tree

Definitions

  1. genus of the logwood tree

Ancestry of “Haematoxylum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekξύλονcut wood, timber; piece of wood, log, beam, post;...
2Ancient Greek-ουργόςworker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman
3Ancient Greekἔργονdeed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...
4Proto-Hellenicwérgonwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “Haematoxylum”

  • hematoxylin
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