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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

  1. Having two sepals

Ancestry of “disepalous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsepalousHaving, or relating to, sepals
2EnglishsepalOne of the component parts of the calyx,...
3Frenchsépalesepal
4New Latinsepalumsepal
5Latinseparatusdivided; distinguished; separated
6Latinsepararepresent active infinitive of sēparō;...
7LatinseparoI divide; I distinguish; I separate
8Latinse-separately, astray; without; six
9Latinsuushis, her, its, their
10Proto-Italicsowoshis, her, its, their
11Proto-Indo-Europeansewos—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
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