Where does “Coleosporiaceae” come from?
Coleosporiaceae (English) comes from Translingual Coleosporium, from Italian coleo-, from Ancient Greek κολεός, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
Ancestry of “Coleosporiaceae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Coleosporium | — |
| 2 | Italian | coleo- | having the shape of a sheath or case |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κολεός | a sword-sheath, a scabbard; a cinerary urn; a... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
Words derived from “Coleosporiaceae”