Where does “leptophloem” come from?

leptophloem (English) comes from English lepto-, from Ancient Greek λεπτός, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

leptophloem (English): phloem, for storage or conduction of food material

Definitions

  1. phloem, for storage or conduction of food material

Ancestry of “leptophloem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlepto-thin, fine, narrow, slender; lepton
2Ancient Greekλεπτόςpeeled, husked; fine-grained; thin, lean
3Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
4Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from Ancient Greek -τόςEvery word from Ancient Greek λεπτός
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