Where does “metabasidium” come from?
metabasidium (English) comes from English basidium, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.
metabasidium (English): a basidium after meiosis
Ancestry of “metabasidium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | basidium | A small structure, shaped like a club, found in... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βάσις | step; rhythm; foot |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷə́tis | step |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |