Where does “heterodichogamy” come from?
heterodichogamy (English) comes from English hetero, from English heterosexual, from English -sexual, from English sexual, from Latin sexuālis, from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus, from Proto-Indo-European séksus — to cut, cut off, sever.
heterodichogamy (English): The presence of two structures that exhibit male and female characteristics at different times (within the same flower)
Definitions
- The presence of two structures that exhibit male and female characteristics at different times (within the same flower)
Ancestry of “heterodichogamy”, step by step
heterodichogamy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hetero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hetero | Heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a... |
| 2 | English | heterosexual | Sexually attracted to members of the opposite... |
| 3 | English | -sexual | Forms a noun or adjective describing a state or... |
| 4 | English | sexual | Arising from the fact of being male or female;... |
| 5 | Latin | sexuālis | sexual |
| 6 | Latin | sexus | division; sex; gender |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | seksus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | séksus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via English dichogamy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dichogamy | The condition in which an organism changes sex... |
| 2 | English | -gamy | Used to form nouns describing forms of marriage;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -γαμία | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |