Where does “Pyxidanthera” come from?

Pyxidanthera (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek πυξίδιον, from Ancient Greek πῠξῐ́ς, from Ancient Greek πῠ́ξος — boxwood; box tree.

Pyxidanthera (Translingual): genus, a type of small, flat, flowering plant, endemic to the east coast of the United States.}}

Definitions

  1. genus, a type of small, flat, flowering plant, endemic to the east coast of the United States.}}

Ancestry of “Pyxidanthera”, step by step

Pyxidanthera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πυξίδιον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπυξίδιον—
2Ancient Greekπῠξῐ́ςbox; box made of boxwood
3Ancient Greekπῠ́ξοςboxwood; box tree

via Ancient Greek ἀνθηρά

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀνθηρά—

Words derived from “Pyxidanthera”

Every word from Ancient Greek πῠ́ξος →Every word from Ancient Greek πῠξῐ́ς →Every word from Ancient Greek πυξίδιον →