Where does “Lathraea” come from?

Lathraea (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek λαθραῖος, from Ancient Greek -αῖος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Lathraea (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Lathraea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλαθραῖοςsecret; clandestine
2Ancient Greek-αῖοςSuffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming adjectives: pertaining to, belonging to ("of")
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek -αῖος
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