Where does “Zinnia” come from?

Zinnia (Translingual) comes from German Zinn, from Middle High German zin, from Old High German zin, from Proto-Germanic tiną, from Proto-Indo-European dinom.

Zinnia (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Zinnia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZinntin
2Middle High Germanzin—
3Old High Germanzin—
4Proto-Germanictinątin
5Proto-Indo-Europeandinom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dinom →Every word from Proto-Germanic tiną →Every word from Old High German zin →