Where does “fimbriate” come from?
fimbriate (English) comes from Latin fimbriatus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
fimbriate (English): Fringed, e.g. where the ends of a petal are split...
Definitions
- Fringed, e.g. where the ends of a petal are split...
Ancestry of “fimbriate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | fimbriatus | fringed; fibrous |
| 2 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |