Where does “heterocystous” come from?
heterocystous (English) comes from English heterocyst, from English hetero, from English heterosexual, from English -sexual, from English sexual, from Latin sexuālis, from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus — to cut, cut off, sever.
heterocystous (English): Having heterocysts
Definitions
- Having heterocysts
Ancestry of “heterocystous”, step by step
heterocystous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English heterocyst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heterocyst | Alternative form of heterocyte |
| 2 | English | hetero | Heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a... |
| 3 | English | heterosexual | Sexually attracted to members of the opposite... |
| 4 | English | -sexual | Forms a noun or adjective describing a state or... |
| 5 | English | sexual | Arising from the fact of being male or female;... |
| 6 | Latin | sexuālis | sexual |
| 7 | Latin | sexus | division; sex; gender |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | seksus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | séksus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via English ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |