Where does “coleoptile” come from?

coleoptile (English) comes from French coléoptile, from Ancient Greek κολεός, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

coleoptile (English): A pointed sheath that protects the emerging shoot...

Definitions

  1. A pointed sheath that protects the emerging shoot...

Ancestry of “coleoptile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoléoptilecoleoptile
2Ancient Greekκολεόςa sword-sheath, a scabbard; a cinerary urn; a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Ancient Greek κολεός →Every word from French coléoptile →