Where does “embryophyte” come from?

embryophyte (English) comes from Translingual Embryophyta, from New Latin embryō, from Ancient Greek ἔμβρυον, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

embryophyte (English): Any member of the subkingdom Embryophyta, which...

Definitions

  1. Any member of the subkingdom Embryophyta, which...

Ancestry of “embryophyte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualEmbryophytaMost green plants
2New Latinembryō
3Ancient Greekἔμβρυονa young one; embryo, fetus
4Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
5Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
6Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
7Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
8Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
9Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “embryophyte

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek γλυφή
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