Where does “cryptoaperturate” come from?
cryptoaperturate (English) comes from English aperturate, from English aperture, from Russian апертура, from Latin apertūra, from Latin apertus, from Latin aperiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.
cryptoaperturate (English): Describing a pollen grain in which the aperture is present but not in an obvious gap or furrow, instead covered or hidden by a continuous outer layer of the pollen wall that acts as a protective operculum
Definitions
- Describing a pollen grain in which the aperture is present but not in an obvious gap or furrow, instead covered or hidden by a continuous outer layer of the pollen wall that acts as a protective operculum
Ancestry of “cryptoaperturate”, step by step
cryptoaperturate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English aperturate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aperturate | Having one or more apertures |
| 2 | English | aperture | An opening, gap, or hole, usually small and... |
| 3 | Russian | апертура | aperture |
| 4 | Latin | apertūra | an act of opening |
| 5 | Latin | apertus | opened, open, free; public; having been opened;... |
| 6 | Latin | aperiō | to uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epó | off, away |
via English crypto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crypto | A secret supporter or follower; Cryptography;... |