Where does “liguleless” come from?
liguleless (English) comes from English ligule, from Latin ligula, from Latin lingula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
liguleless (English): Lacking a ligule
Definitions
- Lacking a ligule
Ancestry of “liguleless”, step by step
liguleless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ligule
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ligule | A strap-shaped structure; A portion of a leaf... |
| 2 | Latin | ligula | Alternative form of lingula, tongue or... |
| 3 | Latin | lingula | Diminutive of lingua; tongue of land; The tongue... |
| 4 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |