Where does “endobyssate” come from?

endobyssate (English) comes from English endo, from Ancient Greek ἔνδον, from Proto-Hellenic éndon, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥dóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥dó, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

endobyssate (English): Having a byssus used for anchorage in sediment

Definitions

  1. Having a byssus used for anchorage in sediment

Ancestry of “endobyssate”, step by step

endobyssate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English endo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishendomarijuana; A bike trick where the bike is ridden...
2Ancient Greekἔνδονin, within
3Proto-Hellenicéndon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥dóminside
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥dóinto, inside
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English byssate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbyssateRelating to, or possessing a byssus
2Latinbyssusbyssus or sea silk
3Ancient Greekβύσσοςflax; linen; Levant cotton
4Hebrewבּוּץbyssus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én
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