Where does “acotyledonous” come from?

acotyledonous (English) comes from English cotyledonous, from English -ous, from Middle English -ous, from Old French -us, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

acotyledonous (English): Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc

Definitions

  1. Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc

Ancestry of “acotyledonous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcotyledonousOf or pertaining to a cotyledon
2English-ousUsed to form adjectives from nouns, to denote...
3Middle English-ous
4Old French-us-ous, used for forming adjectives
5Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
6Old Latin-ōssus
Every word from Old Latin -ōssusEvery word from Latin -ōsusEvery word from English -ous
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