Where does “enantiostylous” come from?
enantiostylous (English) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic aldaz — to grow, nourish.
enantiostylous (English): Exhibiting, or relating to, enantiostyly
Definitions
- Exhibiting, or relating to, enantiostyly
Ancestry of “enantiostylous”, step by step
enantiostylous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English enantiostyly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enantiostyly | The condition in which the gynoecium protrudes... |
| 2 | English | -styly | Pertaining to styles |
| 3 | English | -style | column; forming adjectives |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στῦλος | pillar, column, support |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄνθος | flower, blossom, bloom; froth, scum; bloom, peak |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | ántʰos | flower, blossom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éndʰos | bloom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |