Where does “Xanthorhoe” come from?

Xanthorhoe (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek ῥοή, from Ancient Greek ῥέω, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

Xanthorhoe (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Xanthorhoe”, step by step

Xanthorhoe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ῥοή

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥοήa river, a stream; a flux
2Ancient GreekῥέωI flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

via Ancient Greek ξᾰνθός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekξᾰνθόςyellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew-Every word from Ancient Greek ῥέω
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