Where does “disepalous” come from?
disepalous (English) comes from English sepalous, from English sepal, from French sépale, from New Latin sepalum, from Latin separatus, from Latin separare, from Latin separo, from Latin se- — self.
disepalous (English): Having two sepals
Definitions
- Having two sepals
Ancestry of “disepalous”, step by step
disepalous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sepalous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sepalous | Having, or relating to, sepals |
| 2 | English | sepal | One of the component parts of the calyx,... |
| 3 | French | sépale | sepal |
| 4 | New Latin | sepalum | sepal |
| 5 | Latin | separatus | divided; distinguished; separated |
| 6 | Latin | separare | present active infinitive of sēparō;... |
| 7 | Latin | separo | I divide; I distinguish; I separate |
| 8 | Latin | se- | separately, astray; without; six |
| 9 | Latin | suus | his, her, its, their |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | sowos | his, her, its, their |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sewos | (one's) own; his, her, its |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |
via English Di
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Di | — |