Where does “dicoccous” come from?
dicoccous (English) comes from English coccous, from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald — to grow, nourish.
dicoccous (English): Composed of two coherent, one-seeded carpels
Definitions
- Composed of two coherent, one-seeded carpels
Ancestry of “dicoccous”, step by step
dicoccous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English coccous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | coccous | Synonym of coccic |
| 2 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 3 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 4 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 5 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 7 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English Di
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Di | — |