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Where does “aspermous” come from?

aspermous (English) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic aldaz.

aspermous (English): Lacking seeds

Definitions

  1. Lacking seeds

Ancestry of “aspermous”, step by step

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

Words derived from “aspermous”

  • aspermatous
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