Where does “interstaminate” come from?

interstaminate (English) comes from English staminate, from Latin staminatus, from Latin stamen, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός — to see, to look, to observe.

interstaminate (English): Between stamens

Definitions

  1. Between stamens

Ancestry of “interstaminate”, step by step

interstaminate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English staminate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstaminateHaving functional stamens, but no pistils
2Latinstaminatusconsisting of threads
3Latinstamenwarp; thread hanging from a distaff
4Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
5Spanish-scopio-scope
6Latin-scopium
7Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
8Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
9Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
10Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

via English inter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinterTo bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison
2Middle Englishenteren
3Frenchentrerto enter
4Middle Frenchentrerto enter
5Old Frenchentrerto enter
6Latinintrōto enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate
7Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
8Latininterus
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
10Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyetiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai