English
alsinaceous
Alsinaceous comes from Latin alsine ‘chickweed’, from Ancient Greek ἀλσίνη ‘lichwort’, and ultimately from ᾰ̓́λσος ‘grove’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̓́λσοςắlsos‘grove’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀλσίνη‘lichwort’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalsine‘chickweed’
- mulmodernAlsine
- Englishearliest quotation 1832alsinaceous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̓́λσοςắlsos‘grove’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀλσίνη‘lichwort’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalsine‘chickweed’
- mulmodernAlsine
- Englishearliest quotation 1832alsinaceous
Earliest quotation: 1832, John Lindley, Of the Compound Organs in Flowering Plants: “According to the manner in which the petals of…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘to grow, nourish’
as, all, old, else, adult, el, ultimate, element, ultra, alien, elder, ellen, alter, altitude, qualification, alumni, outrage, altar, alt, ou, abolish, adolescent, alpine, alias, alto, alum, proletariat, retaliate, alimony, auld, alibi, ulterior, alp, altruism, parallax, exalt, foetal, althea, aad, eld, 67 more
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to the Alsinaceae (Caryophyllaceae) family, especially chickweed.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́λσος / alsinaceous