Where does “brachysclereid” come from?

brachysclereid (English) comes from English brachy-, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

brachysclereid (English): A sclereid that occurs in the stems (and some fruit) of plants

Definitions

  1. A sclereid that occurs in the stems (and some fruit) of plants

Ancestry of “brachysclereid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbrachy-short
2Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus →Every word from Ancient Greek βραχύς →