Where does “orkide” come from?

orkide (Turkish) comes from French orchidée, from New Latin Orchideae, from Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erǵʰi- — testicle.

orkide (Turkish): orchid

Definitions

  1. orchid

Ancestry of “orkide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchorchidéeorchid
2New LatinOrchideae
3Latinorchisorchid; kind of olive
4Ancient Greekὄρχιςtesticle; ovary; orchid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erǵʰi-testicle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erǵʰi-Every word from Ancient Greek ὄρχιςEvery word from Latin orchis
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