Where does “indehiscent” come from?
indehiscent (English) comes from English dehiscent, from Latin dehiscō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
indehiscent (English): Not dehiscing when mature; not dehiscent
Definitions
- Not dehiscing when mature; not dehiscent
Ancestry of “indehiscent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dehiscent | Of or pertaining to dehiscence, i.e., a rupture,... |
| 2 | Latin | dehiscō | to part, divide, split open, gape, yawn |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |