Talk:Pistia

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Πιστός does not mean water
Πιστός means "one who has faith/faithful".

Reference  Thanosapollo (talk) 21:11, 18 June 2024 (UTC)


 * @Thanosapollo According to the cited source CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names the name of this species is from "pistos" meaning "drinkable, water". It looks like the Greek word should be replaced with πόσιμο, is that correct? 🌿 Mt  B  o  t  a  n  y (talk) 00:39, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
 * @MtBotany I doubt that πόσιμο could be used here since it's from demotic Greek, which was not used before 1980s even in Greek academics. Pistos is an adjective that has no relation with posimo (πόσιμο, used in modern Greek).  Something like "ποτός" (potohs) which is verb derived from pino (πίνω) might make sense, but the word "Pistia" refers to faith.  I've emailed a couple professors from the university of Athens if they have some ideas to enlighten us, currently waiting for a response. Thanosapollo (talk) 07:14, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
 * fix: ποτός (potohs) is an adjective derived from the verb pino (πίνω) Thanosapollo (talk) 07:17, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
 * I got a reply, if it was intended to refer to water, the word "Hydro" (ύδωρ) which means water would have been used, the explanation provided here should be changed. I can't find much documentation of why "Pistia" is used, but it definitely does not mean anything close to water.   46.10.211.34 (talk) 06:51, 22 June 2024 (UTC)
 * @MtBotany forgot to login, the above reply is mine from 46.10.211.34, I will be removing the translation explanation since it brings confusion and it's incorrect. Thanosapollo (talk) 06:54, 22 June 2024 (UTC)