Where does “leptocauly” come from?

leptocauly (English) comes from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

leptocauly (English): The state of being a leptocaul—of having slender stems and many branches

Definitions

  1. The state of being a leptocaul—of having slender stems and many branches

Ancestry of “leptocauly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
2Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
3Old English-iġ-y, -ic
4Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
5Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from English -y →Every word from Old English -iġ →