Where does “gynodioecious” come from?
gynodioecious (English) comes from English diœcious, from English -oecious, from English -ous, from Middle English -ous, from Old French -us, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.
gynodioecious (English): dioecious, but having some hermaphrodite or...
Definitions
- dioecious, but having some hermaphrodite or...
Ancestry of “gynodioecious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diœcious | Alternative spelling of dioecious |
| 2 | English | -oecious | Forms adjectives describing the arrangement of... |
| 3 | English | -ous | Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote... |
| 4 | Middle English | -ous | — |
| 5 | Old French | -us | -ous, used for forming adjectives |
| 6 | Latin | -ōsus | ose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to) |
| 7 | Old Latin | -ōssus | — |