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Where does “anandrous” come from?

anandrous (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἄνανδρος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

anandrous (English): Lacking stamens; devoid of male parts in plants

Definitions

  1. Lacking stamens; devoid of male parts in plants

Ancestry of “anandrous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄνανδροςunmanly; cowardly; without a husband: not married
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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