Where does “etiolated” come from?
etiolated (English) comes from English etiolate, from French étiolé, from French étioler, from French étieuler, from Old French estuble, from Latin stipula, from Proto-Italic stipelā, from Proto-Italic stips — be stiff, erect; to be stiff; erect; stiff, erect.
etiolated (English): Of a plant or part of a plant: pale and weak...
Definitions
- Of a plant or part of a plant: pale and weak...
Ancestry of “etiolated”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | etiolate | To make pale through lack of light, especially of... |
| 2 | French | étiolé | past participle of étioler |
| 3 | French | étioler | to etiolate |
| 4 | French | étieuler | — |
| 5 | Old French | estuble | stubble |
| 6 | Latin | stipula | stalk; stubble; straw |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | stipelā | straw |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stips | stalk |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steyp- | be stiff, erect; to be stiff; erect; stiff, erect |
Words derived from “etiolated”