Where does “holobasidiate” come from?

holobasidiate (English) comes from English holobasidium, from English basidium, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

holobasidiate (English): Being or containing a holobasidium

Definitions

  1. Being or containing a holobasidium

Ancestry of “holobasidiate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishholobasidiumA nonseptate unicellular basidium
2EnglishbasidiumA small structure, shaped like a club, found in...
3Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
4Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis →
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