Where does “mucronate” come from?

mucronate (English) comes from English mucro, from Latin mucro, from Ancient Greek μύκρον — sharp point.

mucronate (English): Terminating in a mucro such as at the end of a...

Definitions

  1. Terminating in a mucro such as at the end of a...

Ancestry of “mucronate”, step by step

mucronate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mucro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmucroA pointed end, often sharp, abruptly terminating...
2LatinmucroA sharp point, especially the point of a sword; A...
3Ancient Greekμύκρονsharp point

via Latin mucronatus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmucronatuspointed

Words derived from “mucronate”

Every word from Ancient Greek μύκρον →Every word from Latin mucro →Every word from English mucro →