Where does “Hamamelis” come from?

Hamamelis (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek ἁμαμηλίς, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

Hamamelis (Translingual): genus

Definitions

genus

Ancestry of “Hamamelis”, step by step

Hamamelis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἁμαμηλίς

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	ἁμαμηλίς	a tree with fruit like the pear, a kind of medlar...
2	Ancient Greek	μῆλον	apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
3	Proto-Indo-European	(s)meh₁l-	small animal”; small animal

via Ancient Greek ᾰ̔μᾰμηλῐ́ς

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	ᾰ̔μᾰμηλῐ́ς	a tree with fruit like the pear, a kind of medlar (Mespilus, now Crataegus sect. Mespilus) or service tree (Sorbus)

Words derived from “Hamamelis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆλον →Every word from Ancient Greek ἁμαμηλίς →