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Where does “heterochlamydeous” come from?

heterochlamydeous (English) comes from English chlamydeous, from English achlamydeous, from English ā-, from Old English ġe-, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

heterochlamydeous (English): Having a perianth in which the calyx and corolla...

Definitions

  1. Having a perianth in which the calyx and corolla...

Ancestry of “heterochlamydeous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishchlamydeous—
2Englishachlamydeous—
3Englishā-—
4Old Englishġe-—
5Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
6Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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