Where does “Stipagrostis” come from?
Stipagrostis (Translingual) comes from Translingual Agrostis, from Latin agrostis, from Ancient Greek ἄγρωστις, from Ancient Greek ἄγρωστης, from Ancient Greek ἀγρός, from Proto-Hellenic agrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.
Stipagrostis (Translingual): genus
Definitions
- genus
Ancestry of “Stipagrostis”, step by step
Stipagrostis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Translingual Agrostis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Agrostis | genus |
| 2 | Latin | agrostis | Couchgrass; quitch grass |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄγρωστις | a grass that mules fed on, perhaps "Elymus... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄγρωστης | farmer |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀγρός | field, land, countryside |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | agrós | field; arable land; countryside |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵros | field, pasturage |