Where does “zaadlob” come from?
zaadlob (Dutch) comes from Dutch lob, from English lob, from English long, from English longitude, from Old French longitude, from Latin longitūdō, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
zaadlob (Dutch): a cotyledon
Definitions
- a cotyledon
Ancestry of “zaadlob”, step by step
zaadlob traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch lob
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lob | lobe, lobule; lob |
| 2 | English | lob | To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high... |
| 3 | English | long | Having much distance from one terminating point... |
| 4 | English | longitude | Angular distance measured west or east of the... |
| 5 | Old French | longitude | — |
| 6 | Latin | longitūdō | length, longitude; longness |
| 7 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 8 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |