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Where does “Phyteuma” come from?

Phyteuma (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek φύτευμα, from Ancient Greek φυτεύω, from Ancient Greek φυτόν, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “Phyteuma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφύτευμαthat which is planted, plant; rampion mignonette
2Ancient Greekφυτεύωto plant; to bring about, cause, prepare
3Ancient Greekφυτόνplant, tree; creature; child, descendant
4Ancient GreekφύωTo bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuHyétito be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
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