Where does “dendron” come from?
dendron (English) comes from English dendrite, from Ancient Greek δενδρίτης, from Ancient Greek δένδρον, from Latin Cygnus, from Ancient Greek Κύκνος, from Latin olor, from Ancient Greek Τιτάν, from Translingual -therium — wild; wild animal.
dendron (English): A slender projection of a nerve cell which...
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- A slender projection of a nerve cell which...
Ancestry of “dendron”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dendrite | A slender projection of a nerve cell which... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δενδρίτης | of or pertaining to a tree |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δένδρον | tree |
| 4 | Latin | Cygnus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Κύκνος | any individual named Cycnus |
| 6 | Latin | olor | swan; A smell |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Τιτάν | Titan |
| 8 | Translingual | -therium | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | θηρίον | wild animal, beast, savage beast; a small animal,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | θήρ | a wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;... |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷʰḗr | wild beast |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwer- | wild; wild animal |