Where does “crassinucellate” come from?

crassinucellate (English) comes from English nucellus, from French nucelle, from Latin nux, from Proto-Italic knuks, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

crassinucellate (English): Having many parietal cells and a large nucellus

Definitions

  1. Having many parietal cells and a large nucellus

Ancestry of “crassinucellate”, step by step

crassinucellate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English nucellus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnucellusThe tissue which surrounds and protects the...
2Frenchnucellelittle nut
3LatinnuxA nut; A nut-tree; A fruit with a hard shell or...
4Proto-Italicknuksnut
5Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

via English la:crassus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishla:crassus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken-Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew-Every word from Proto-Italic knuks