Where does “microstrobilus” come from?
microstrobilus (English) comes from English strobilus, from Latin strobilus, from Ancient Greek στρόβιλος, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́λος, from Proto-Hellenic *-illos, from Proto-Indo-European *-illos.
microstrobilus (English): The smaller of two kinds of cones or strobili...
Definitions
- The smaller of two kinds of cones or strobili...
Ancestry of “microstrobilus”, step by step
microstrobilus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English strobilus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | strobilus | A cone-shaped fruiting body in general; More... |
| 2 | Latin | strobilus | a pine cone |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στρόβιλος | round ball; spinning top; cyclone, whirlwind |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́λος | A noun-forming suffix, often forming nouns denoting concrete objects |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *-illos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *-illos | — |