Where does “Menispermum” come from?

Menispermum (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek μήνη, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

Menispermum (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Menispermum”, step by step

Menispermum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μήνη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμήνηmoon
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Ancient Greek σπέρμα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
2Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—

Words derived from “Menispermum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Ancient Greek μήνη →