pothos

The story

1. Sinhalese · derived fromපෝටා වැල්
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΠόθος
3. translingual · derived fromPothos
4. English todaypothos

From translingual Pothos, the genus name. The similarity to Ancient Greek Πόθος (Póthos), the name of one of Aphrodite's erotes who was said to carry a vine (from πόθος (póthos, “yearning, desire”)) is noted; however, other references give the origin as Sinhalese පෝටා වැල් (pōṭā wæl).