Where does “aligular” come from?

aligular (English) comes from English ligular, from English ār, from Middle English ar, from Middle English er, from Old English ǣr, from Old English dēaþ, from Old English wīc, from German witz — to see.

aligular (English): Turned away from the ligule and stem; applied to a leaf-face in Selaginella

Definitions

  1. Turned away from the ligule and stem; applied to a leaf-face in Selaginella

Ancestry of “aligular”, step by step

aligular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ligular

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishligularRelating to a ligula
2EnglishārAn AR-15 personal semi-automatic rifle, M-16 assault rifle, M-4 carbine, derivative or related gun; the Armalite AR family and derivatives
3Middle EnglisharAlternative form of here
4Middle EnglisherAlternative form of hire; Alternative form of...
5Old Englishǣrere, before
6Old Englishdēaþdeath
7Old Englishwīcdwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;...
8Germanwitzjoke
9Middle High Germanwitz
10Old High Germanwizzi
11Proto-West Germanicwītīpunishment
12Proto-Germanicwitjąknowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit
13Proto-Germanic*witaną
14Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
15Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via English A

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAThe ordinal number first, derived from this...
2EnglishANDAlternative form of ∧, the conjunction operator;...
3Middle Englishandand, and then; however, yet, but, though. while;...
4Old Englishandand; even; also
5Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-