English
crataegus
Crataegus comes from Ancient Greek κράταιγος ‘Crataegus heldreichii’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκράταιγοςkrátaigos‘Crataegus heldreichii’
- mulmodernCrataegus
- Englishtodaycrataegus
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκράταιγοςkrátaigos‘Crataegus heldreichii’
- mulmodernCrataegus
- Englishtodaycrataegus
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kret-
hard, rather, bureaucracy, bureaucratic, aristocracy, bureaucrat, 44 more
Today it means
noun Any plant of the genus Crataegus, the hawthorns.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek κράταιγος / crataegus