Where does “Oxylobium” come from?

Oxylobium (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek λοβός, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂b- — to hang loosely; to lap, lick.

Oxylobium (Translingual): genus, certain legumes}}

Definitions

  1. genus, certain legumes}}

Ancestry of “Oxylobium”, step by step

Oxylobium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek λοβός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλοβόςlobe of the ear; lobe of the liver; lobe of the...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂b-to hang loosely; to lap, lick

via Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀξῠ́ςsharp, acid
2Ancient Greekἡ ὀξεῖᾰ προσῳδῐ́ᾱthe acute accent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂b- →Every word from Ancient Greek λοβός →