Where does “lignosity” come from?
lignosity (English) comes from English lignose, from Latin lignōsus, from Latin līgnum, from English polygonum, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
lignosity (English): The state or condition of being ligneous, or...
Definitions
- The state or condition of being ligneous, or...
Ancestry of “lignosity”, step by step
lignosity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lignose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lignose | lignin; An explosive compound of wood fibre and... |
| 2 | Latin | lignōsus | woodlike |
| 3 | Latin | līgnum | firewood |
| 4 | English | polygonum | Any of many plants, of the family Polygonaceae,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |