Where does “Hypericaceae” come from?

Hypericaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Hypericum, from Latin hypericum, from Ancient Greek ὑπερικόν, from Ancient Greek ὑπέρεικος, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Hypericaceae (Translingual): family

Definitions

  1. family

Ancestry of “Hypericaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualHypericumgenus
2Latinhypericum
3Ancient Greekὑπερικόν
4Ancient GreekὑπέρεικοςSt John's wort
5Ancient Greekῠ̔πο-under, lower; by, under; under”, “beneath
6Ancient Greekὑπό
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο-
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