Where does “Schoenus” come from?

Schoenus (Translingual) comes from Latin Schoenus, from Ancient Greek Σχοῖνος, from Ancient Greek πλεκτός, from Ancient Greek πλέκω, from Finnish pleko, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Schoenus (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Schoenus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSchoenusa town of Boeotia situated in the territory of Thebae
2Ancient GreekΣχοῖνοςSchoenus, Boeotia, Greece
3Ancient Greekπλεκτόςbraided; twisted
4Ancient Greekπλέκωto plait, twine, twist, weave, braid
5Finnishplekopleco
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-Every word from Finnish pleko
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