Where does “etiolation” come from?
etiolation (English) comes from French étioler, from French étieuler, from Old French estuble, from Latin stipula, from Proto-Italic stipelā, from Proto-Italic stips, from Proto-Indo-European steyp- — be stiff, erect; to be stiff; erect; stiff, erect.
etiolation (English): growth process of plants grown in the absence of...
Definitions
- growth process of plants grown in the absence of...
Ancestry of “etiolation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | étioler | to etiolate |
| 2 | French | étieuler | — |
| 3 | Old French | estuble | stubble |
| 4 | Latin | stipula | stalk; stubble; straw |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | stipelā | straw |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | stips | stalk |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steyp- | be stiff, erect; to be stiff; erect; stiff, erect |