Where does “interpetiolary” come from?
interpetiolary (English) comes from English petiolary, from English petiole, from French pétiole, from Latin petiolus, from Latin pediciolus, from Latin pedīculus, from Latin pēdis, from Latin pēs — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
interpetiolary (English): Between petioles
Definitions
- Between petioles
Ancestry of “interpetiolary”, step by step
interpetiolary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English petiolary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | petiolary | Dated form of petiolar |
| 2 | English | petiole | The stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the... |
| 3 | French | pétiole | leafstalk, petiole |
| 4 | Latin | petiolus | a little foot; a fruit stalk; stem |
| 5 | Latin | pediciolus | — |
| 6 | Latin | pedīculus | A little foot |
| 7 | Latin | pēdis | louse |
| 8 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |