English
papaver
Papaver comes from Latin papāver ‘poppy’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpapāver‘poppy’
- Englishtodaypapaver
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpapāver‘poppy’
- Englishtodaypapaver
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ ‘fire’
fire, bureau, fiery, burrito, bertram, pyre, pyro, pyrite, burro, 15 more
through Latin papāver ‘poppy’
Today it means
noun Any plant of the genus Papaver, poppies.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin papāver / papaver