Where does “Ophrys” come from?

Ophrys (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek ὀφρῡ́ς, from Proto-Hellenic opʰrū́s, from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs — eyebrow.

Ophrys (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Ophrys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀφρῡ́ςeyebrow
2Proto-Hellenicopʰrū́s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰrúHseyebrow

Words derived from “Ophrys”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic opʰrū́s →Every word from Ancient Greek ὀφρῡ́ς →
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