Where does “endocarpous” come from?

endocarpous (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.

endocarpous (English): Relating to the endocarp

Definitions

  1. Relating to the endocarp

Ancestry of “endocarpous”, step by step

endocarpous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishousplural of ou
2EnglishouA probably extinct species of Hawaiian...
3AfrikaansouAn old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of...
4Dutchoudold
5Middle Dutchoutold
6Old Dutchald
7Proto-West Germanicaldold
8Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via English endocarp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishendocarpThe woody inner layer of the pericarp of some...
2Englishendomarijuana; A bike trick where the bike is ridden...
3Ancient Greekἔνδονin, within
4Proto-Hellenicéndon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥dóminside
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥dóinto, inside
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-
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