Where does “dendritic” come from?
Dendritic comes from Ancient Greek δενδρίτης, formed from δένδρον (dendron, tree) plus the adjectival suffix -ικός (-ikos), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos.
dendritic (English): Having a branching structure similar to a tree;...
Definitions
- Having a branching structure similar to a tree;...
Ancestry of “dendritic”, step by step
dendritic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French dendritique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dendritique | dendritic |
| 2 | French | dendrite | dendrite |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δενδρίτης | of or pertaining to a tree |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δένδρον | tree |
| 5 | Latin | Cygnus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Κύκνος | any individual named Cycnus |
| 7 | Latin | olor | swan; A smell |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Τιτάν | Titan |
| 9 | Translingual | -therium | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | θηρίον | wild animal, beast, savage beast; a small animal,... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | θήρ | a wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;... |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷʰḗr | wild beast |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwer- | wild; wild animal |
via English dendrite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dendrite | A slender projection of a nerve cell which... |