Where does “hecatophyllous” come from?
hecatophyllous (English) comes from English phyllous, from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald — to grow, nourish.
hecatophyllous (English): Having a hundred leaves or leaflets
Definitions
- Having a hundred leaves or leaflets
Ancestry of “hecatophyllous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phyllous | homologous with a leaf |
| 2 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 3 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 4 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 5 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 7 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |