Where does “Penstemon” come from?

Penstemon (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek πεντα-, from Ancient Greek πέντε, from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

Penstemon (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Penstemon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπεντα-penta-, five; five
2Ancient Greekπέντεfive
3Proto-Hellenicpénkʷefive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Ancient Greek πεντα- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe →