Where does “holobasidium” come from?

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

holobasidium (English): A nonseptate unicellular basidium

Definitions

  1. A nonseptate unicellular basidium

Ancestry of “holobasidium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbasidiumA small structure, shaped like a club, found in...
2Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
3Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “holobasidium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis →