Where does “Hypericum” come from?

Hypericum (Translingual) comes 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-.

Hypericum (Translingual): genus

Definitions

genus

Ancestry of “Hypericum”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	hypericum	—
2	Ancient Greek	ὑπερικόν	—
3	Ancient Greek	ὑπέρεικος	St John's wort
4	Ancient Greek	ῠ̔πο-	under, lower; by, under; under”, “beneath
5	Ancient Greek	ὑπό
6	Proto-Indo-European	upó	under, below
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₃ewp-	—

Words derived from “Hypericum”

hypericum
Hypericaceae

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο- →