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Where does “aspermatous” come from?

aspermatous (English) comes from English aspermous, from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald.

aspermatous (English): Alternative form of aspermous

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of aspermous

Ancestry of “aspermatous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaspermousLacking seeds
2Englishousplural of ou
3EnglishouA probably extinct species of Hawaiian...
4AfrikaansouAn old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of...
5Dutchoudold
6Middle Dutchoutold
7Old Dutchald—
8Proto-West Germanicaldold
9Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →