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
- In a cleistogamous fashion
Ancestry of “cleistogamously”, step by step
cleistogamously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cleistogamous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cleistogamous | Pertaining to cleistogamy |
| 2 | Greek | κλειστός | closed, shut; occlusive |
| 3 | Greek | κλείνω | close, shut, close off; close, shut; turn off,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλείω | shut, close, bar; enclose, shut in; Epic form of... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | klāyyō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂uyeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂u- | nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for... |