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Where does “mesophyll” come from?

Mesophyll comes from English meso- combined with Ancient Greek φύλλον, which derives from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, a root meaning to bloom or flourish.

mesophyll (English): The soft internal parenchyma of a leaf

Definitions

  1. The soft internal parenchyma of a leaf

Ancestry of “mesophyll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmeso-middle; intermediate; Designating an achiral...
2Ancient Greekμέσοςmiddle of, between, amidst; half; of middle...
3Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
4Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
5Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
7Proto-Indo-European-ess—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “mesophyll”

  • mesophyllic
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