Asplenium

See also: asplénium

Translingual

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Hellenic *ə-

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-)

Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-om

Proto-Hellenic *-on

Ancient Greek -ον (-on)

Ancient Greek ἄσπληνον (ásplēnon)bor.

Latin asplēnum

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -iusnom.

Latin -ium

Latin asplēniumbor.

Translingual Asplenium

From New Latin asplēnium (“spleenwort”), Linnaeus's adjustment of asplēnum, from Ancient Greek ἄσπληνον (ásplēnon, “spleenwort”), from ἀ- (a-, “un-”) + σπλήν (splḗn, “spleen”) + -ον (-on, “-um”), from its use to cure anthrax in livestock.

Asplenium n

A taxonomic genus within the family Aspleniaceae – spleenworts and similar ferns.

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Polypodiophytina – subphylum; Polypodiopsida – class; Polypodiales – order; Aspleniaceae – family