Where does “craspedodromously” come from?
craspedodromously (English) comes from English craspedodromous, from Ancient Greek κράσπεδον, from English -phyte, from Ancient Greek φυτόν, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
craspedodromously (English): In a craspedodromous manner
Definitions
- In a craspedodromous manner
Ancestry of “craspedodromously”, step by step
craspedodromously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English craspedodromous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | craspedodromous | Having pinnate veins in which the secondary veins terminate at the margins, often as teeth |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κράσπεδον | edge, border, skirt, especially of cloth; skirts... |
| 3 | English | -phyte | A taxonomic group of plants or algae, e.g.... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φυτόν | plant, tree; creature; child, descendant |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |