Where does “actinosiphonate” come from?

actinosiphonate (English) comes from English siphonate, from English siphon, from Middle French siphon, from Old French sifon, from Latin sīphō, from Ancient Greek σίφων — tube, pipe; siphon, used for drawing wine out of...

actinosiphonate (English): Having vertical lamellae on the siphuncle, hypothesized to be either outgrowths of the connecting ring, or the result of gerontic secretions

Definitions

  1. Having vertical lamellae on the siphuncle, hypothesized to be either outgrowths of the connecting ring, or the result of gerontic secretions

Ancestry of “actinosiphonate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsiphonateHaving a siphon or siphons; Belonging to the...
2EnglishsiphonA bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the...
3Middle Frenchsiphon—
4Old Frenchsifon—
5Latinsīphōa siphon or tube
6Ancient Greekσίφωνtube, pipe; siphon, used for drawing wine out of...
Every word from Ancient Greek σίφων →Every word from Latin sīphō →Every word from Old French sifon →