Where does “embryophytic” come from?

embryophytic (English) comes from English embryophyte, 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 — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

embryophytic (English): Relating to an embryophyte

Definitions

  1. Relating to an embryophyte

Ancestry of “embryophytic”, step by step

embryophytic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English embryophyte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishembryophyteAny member of the subkingdom Embryophyta, which...
2TranslingualEmbryophytaMost green plants
3New Latinembryō
4Ancient Greekἔμβρυονa young one; embryo, fetus
5Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
6Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
7Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
8Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
9Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
10Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek γλυφή
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