Where does “holospondylous” come from?
holospondylous (English) comes from English spondylous, from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald — to grow, nourish.
holospondylous (English): Having all elements fused
Definitions
- Having all elements fused
Ancestry of “holospondylous”, step by step
holospondylous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spondylous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spondylous | Relating to spondyles; vertebral |
| 2 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 3 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 4 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 5 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 7 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |