Where does “monosiphonous” come from?
monosiphonous (English) comes from English siphonous, from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald — to grow, nourish.
monosiphonous (English): monosiphonic
Definitions
- monosiphonic
Ancestry of “monosiphonous”, step by step
monosiphonous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English siphonous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | siphonous | Having tubular filaments |
| 2 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 3 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 4 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 5 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 7 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |