Where does “Lepidium” come from?

Lepidium (Translingual) comes from Latin lepidium, from Ancient Greek λεπίδιον, from Ancient Greek λεπίς, from Ancient Greek λέπω — peel, strip off the rind or husk.

Lepidium (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Lepidium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlepidiumA plant, garden cress, pepperwort, "Lepidium...
2Ancient Greekλεπίδιονsmall plate, capsule, used to close a tube;...
3Ancient Greekλεπίςscale, flake, shell, husk; epithelial debris;...
4Ancient Greekλέπωpeel, strip off the rind or husk
Every word from Ancient Greek λέπωEvery word from Ancient Greek λεπίςEvery word from Ancient Greek λεπίδιον