Where does “monadelphous” come from?

monadelphous (English) comes from English adelphous, from English -ous, from Middle English -ous, from Old French -us, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

monadelphous (English): Having all its stamens within a flower fused...

Definitions

  1. Having all its stamens within a flower fused...

Ancestry of “monadelphous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadelphousHaving coalescent or clustered filaments
2English-ousUsed to form adjectives from nouns, to denote...
3Middle English-ous—
4Old French-us-ous, used for forming adjectives
5Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
6Old Latin-ōssus—

Words derived from “monadelphous”

Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from English -ous →