Where does “haptonasty” come from?

haptonasty (English) comes from English hapto-, from Ancient Greek ἅπτω, from Proto-Hellenic *áptō.

haptonasty (English): A nastic response to touch

Definitions

  1. A nastic response to touch

Ancestry of “haptonasty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhapto-attachment or binding; adhesion
2Ancient Greekἅπτωto kindle, set on fire, fasten fire to; to fasten...
3Proto-Hellenic*áptō—

Words derived from “haptonasty”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *áptō →Every word from Ancient Greek ἅπτω →Every word from English hapto- →