Where does “Pleurotus” come from?
Pleurotus (Translingual) comes from New Latin pleuro-, from Ancient Greek οὖς, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς, from Proto-Hellenic odónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
Ancestry of “Pleurotus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | New Latin | pleuro- | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | οὖς | ear; hearing; spy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὀδούς | A tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | odónts | tooth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
Words derived from “Pleurotus”