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Where does “cleistogamously” come from?

cleistogamously (English) comes from English cleistogamous, from Greek κλειστός, from Greek κλείνω, from Ancient Greek κλείω, from Proto-Hellenic klāyyō, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂uyeti, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

cleistogamously (English): In a cleistogamous fashion

Definitions

  1. In a cleistogamous fashion

Ancestry of “cleistogamously”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcleistogamousPertaining to cleistogamy
2Greekκλειστόςclosed, shut; occlusive
3Greekκλείνωclose, shut, close off; close, shut; turn off,...
4Ancient Greekκλείωshut, close, bar; enclose, shut in; Epic form of...
5Proto-Hellenicklāyyō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂uyeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
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