Where does “microsclerotium” come from?
microsclerotium (English) comes from English sclerotium, from Ancient Greek σκληρός, from Ancient Greek κορμός, from Ancient Greek κείρω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kér-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
microsclerotium (English): A very small sclerotium
Definitions
- A very small sclerotium
Ancestry of “microsclerotium”, step by step
microsclerotium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sclerotium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sclerotium | A compact mass of hardened mycelium stored with... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σκληρός | hard; harsh |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κορμός | trunk of a tree; log of timber |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κείρω | I shear, shave, cut hair short; I ravage, waste;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kér-ye- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |