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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

  1. The smaller of two kinds of cones or strobili...

Ancestry of “microstrobilus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstrobilusA cone-shaped fruiting body in general; More...
2Latinstrobilusa pine cone
3Ancient Greekστρόβιλοςround ball; spinning top; cyclone, whirlwind
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́λος—
5Proto-Hellenic*-illos—
6Proto-Indo-European*-illos—
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