Where does “hyperflagellation” come from?
hyperflagellation (English) comes from English flagellation, from French flagellation, from Latin flagellatio, from Latin flagellāre, from Latin flagellum, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
hyperflagellation (English): The production of excessive flagella
Definitions
- The production of excessive flagella
Ancestry of “hyperflagellation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | flagellation | A beating consisting of lashes, notably as... |
| 2 | French | flagellation | — |
| 3 | Latin | flagellatio | — |
| 4 | Latin | flagellāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | flagellum | whip, lash, scourge; whip for driving animals;... |
| 6 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |