Where does “Osteospermum” come from?

Osteospermum (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

Osteospermum (Translingual): genus, also called boneseeds.}}

Definitions

  1. genus, also called boneseeds.}}

Ancestry of “Osteospermum”, step by step

Osteospermum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek σπέρμα

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

via Ancient Greek ὀστέον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀστέονbone; bones of the earth = rock; stone of fruit
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

Words derived from “Osteospermum”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə →Every word from Ancient Greek σπέρμα →