Where does “gelidiaceous” come from?
gelidiaceous (English) comes from English Gelidiaceae, from Translingual Gelidium, from Latin gelidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.
gelidiaceous (English): Belonging to the family Gelidiaceae of red algae
Definitions
- Belonging to the family Gelidiaceae of red algae
Ancestry of “gelidiaceous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gelidiaceae | — |
| 2 | Translingual | Gelidium | genus |
| 3 | Latin | gelidus | ice-cold, icy, frosty; chilling |
| 4 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |