Where does “aerenchyma” come from?

aerenchyma (English) comes from Ancient Greek παρέγχυμα, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos — horse.

aerenchyma (English): A spongy, airy tissue found especially in the...

Definitions

  1. A spongy, airy tissue found especially in the...

Ancestry of “aerenchyma”, step by step

aerenchyma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek παρέγχυμα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekπαρέγχυμαAnything poured in beside
2Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
3Ancient Greekπαρά
4LatinverēdusA fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter
5Gaulishwerēdoshorse
6Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidoshorse

via Latin āēr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latināērair
2Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
3Ancient Greekauhḗr—

Words derived from “aerenchyma”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos →Every word from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- →Every word from Gaulish werēdos →