Where does “anacanthous” come from?
anacanthous (English) comes from English acanthous, from English acanth-, 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;...
anacanthous (English): Without thorns or spines
Definitions
- Without thorns or spines
Ancestry of “anacanthous”, step by step
anacanthous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English acanthous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | acanthous | Spinous |
| 2 | English | acanth- | with thorns |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄκανθος | The acanthus plant |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄκανθα | A thorny plant; A thorn, spine, or prickle;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄνθος | flower, blossom, bloom; froth, scum; bloom, peak |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | ántʰos | flower, blossom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éndʰos | bloom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |