asplenium

See also: Asplenium

English

Etymology

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 *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -iusnom.

Latin -ium

Latin asplēniumbor.

Translingual Aspleniumbor.

English asplenium

A genericization of taxonomic name Asplenium (“the spleenworts”), from Linnaeus's New Latin adjustment of Latin asplenon (“spleenwort”), from Ancient Greek ἄσπληνον (ásplēnon, “spleenwort”), from ἀ- (a-, “un-”) + σπλήν (splḗn, “spleen”) + -ον (-on, “-um”), from its use to cure anthrax in livestock.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːniəm

Noun

asplenium (plural aspleniums)

1. (taxonomy) Synonym of spleenwort: any plant of the genus Asplenium.

References

• “spleenwort, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1914.
• “Asplenium”, in Merriam-Webster Online, Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Inc., 1996–present.

Anagrams

• Emu Plains, unimpales

Latin

Etymology

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 *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -iusnom.

Latin -ium

Latin asplēnium

Linnaeus's adjustment of asplēnum (“spleenwort”), from Ancient Greek ἄσπληνον (ásplēnon).

Noun

asplēnium n (genitive asplēniī); second declension

1. (New Latin) a spleenwort
2. (New Latin, taxonomy) The genus Asplenium.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	asplēnium	asplēnia
genitive	asplēniī	asplēniōrum
dative	asplēniō	asplēniīs
accusative	asplēnium	asplēnia
ablative	asplēniō	asplēniīs
vocative	asplēnium	asplēnia

Descendants

• → Translingual: Asplenium