chenopod

The story

1. Latin · derived from-ium
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromχηνο-“goose”
3. English todaychenopod

From the genus name Chenopodium, coined as a compound of Ancient Greek χηνο- (khēno-, “goose”) + ποδ- (pod-, “foot”) + Latin -ium. The literal translation, “goosefoot”, refers to the shape of the leaves.