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Where does “acanthocladous” come from?

acanthocladous (English) comes from English acantho-, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα, from Ancient Greek ἄνθος, from Proto-Hellenic ántʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éndʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

acanthocladous (English): describing a plant which has spiny branches

Definitions

  1. describing a plant which has spiny branches

Ancestry of “acanthocladous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishacantho-With thorns
2Ancient GreekἄκανθοςThe acanthus plant
3Ancient GreekἄκανθαA thorny plant; A thorn, spine, or prickle;...
4Ancient Greekἄνθοςflower, blossom, bloom; froth, scum; bloom, peak
5Proto-Hellenicántʰosflower, blossom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éndʰosbloom
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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