English
lomandra
Lomandra comes from mul-tax Lomandra.
- mul-taxmodernLomandra
- Englishtodaylomandra
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- mul-taxmodernLomandra
- Englishtodaylomandra
A compound of λῶμα ‘border, fringe’ + ἀνδρός ‘husband’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- ‘hair, wool’
Ancient Greek λῶμα ‘border, fringe’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr ‘man’
Proto-Hellenic *anḗr ‘man’
Ancient Greek ᾱ̆̓νήρ ‘husband’
Every English word from mul-tax Lomandra
Today it means
noun Any of various perennial, rushlike, herbaceous plants of the genus Lomandra, family Asparagaceae, largely native to Australia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / mul-tax Lomandra / lomandra