Euphorbia

See also: euphorbia

Translingual

Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes-
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus?
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-?
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-
    Proto-Hellenic *ehu-
    Ancient Greek ἐΰς (eǘs)
    Ancient Greek εὖ (eû)
    Proto-Hellenic *pʰorgʷā́
    Ancient Greek φορβή (phorbḗ)
    Ancient Greek Εὔφορβος (Eúphorbos)bor.
    Latin Euphorbus
    Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā)der.
    Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús)?
    Ancient Greek -ιᾰ (-iă)
    Ancient Greek -εια (-eia)der.
    Latin -ia
    Translingual Euphorbia

    From Latin Euphorbus + -ia.

    Coined by Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1753 after Euphorbus, a Greco-Mauretanian physician who described the medicinal properties of a related plant c. 12 B.C.E.

    Proper noun

    Euphorbia f

    1. A taxonomic genus within the family Euphorbiaceae – principally called spurges, with numerous flowering plant species, which may grow as herbs, shrubs, or trees, but all typically with latex and paired spines.

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    • English: euphorbia

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