Where does “Opuntia” come from?

Opuntia (Translingual) comes from Latin opuntia, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

Opuntia (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Opuntia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinopuntia—
2Ancient GreekὈποῦςOpus, Greece
3Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
4Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “Opuntia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós →Every word from Ancient Greek ὀπός →