Etymology

stenandrium

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Today it means: Any of the genus Stenandrium of flowering plants of the Americas. Full definition →

taxonomic name Stenandrium ← Ancient Greek ἀνδρός (andrós) ← Proto-Hellenic *anḗr
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekστενός (stenós)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂nḗr
  3. Proto-Hellenic*anḗr
  4. Ancient Greekἀνδρός (andrós)
  5. taxonomic nameStenandrium
  6. English todaystenandrium

Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Stenandrium.

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