English
hermodactyl
Hermodactyl comes from Ancient Greek ἑρμοδάκτυλος ‘Hermes's finger’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἑρμοδάκτυλοςhermodáktulos‘Hermes's finger’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500hermodactylus
- Englishtodayhermodactyl
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἑρμοδάκτυλοςhermodáktulos‘Hermes's finger’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500hermodactylus
- Englishtodayhermodactyl
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἑρμοδάκτυλος
Today it means
noun A type of root, probably from a plant of the genus Colchicum, as imported and used in Western medicine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἑρμοδάκτυλος / hermodactyl