ἁλικάκκαβον
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- winter cherry (Physalis alkekengi)
- ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)
Etymology
Compound from Ancient Greek ἅλς (salt, sea, salt sea) + Ancient Greek κακκάβη (three-legged pot, partridge).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κακκάβη
Gloss
three-legged pot, partridge
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- haline English
- halite English
- halo- English
- halogen English
- allec Latin
- halogeen Dutch, Flemish
- галоге́н Russian
- halo- Spanish, Castilian
- Σαλαμίς Ancient Greek
- κακκάβη Ancient Greek
- μάσσων Ancient Greek
- παραλία Ancient Greek
- ἁλίζω Ancient Greek
- ἁλιεύς Ancient Greek
- ἁλιπόρφυρος Ancient Greek
- ἁλουργής Ancient Greek
- ἅλαδε Ancient Greek
- ἅλινος Ancient Greek
- ἅλιος Ancient Greek
- ἅλς Ancient Greek
- *séh₂ls Proto-Indo-European
- halogen Norwegian Bokmål
- halo- Portuguese
- halogen Norwegian Nynorsk
- ܩܩܒܐ Classical Syriac
- *ḳaḳab- Proto-Georgian-Zan