Where does “carpoxenia” come from?
carpoxenia (English) comes from English Xenia, from Latin xenia, from Ancient Greek ξενία, from Ancient Greek ξένος, from Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
carpoxenia (English): The effect of pollen on the tissue of the carpel
Definitions
- The effect of pollen on the tissue of the carpel
Ancestry of “carpoxenia”, step by step
carpoxenia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Xenia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Xenia | of mainly historical use in English |
| 2 | Latin | xenia | nominative plural of xenium; accusative plural of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ξενία | hospitality, hospitable reception, entertainment;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ξένος | foreign; strange, unusual; of parties giving or... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαύνω | drive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |