Where does “Saussurea” come from?

Saussurea (Translingual) comes from Translingual -a, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

Saussurea (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Saussurea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingual-aUsed to create genus names from proper nouns;...
2Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
3Proto-Italic-āForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Latin -a →Every word from Translingual -a →