Where does “nonbasidiomycetous” come from?
nonbasidiomycetous (English) comes from English basidiomycetous, 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.
nonbasidiomycetous (English): Not basidiomycetous
Definitions
- Not basidiomycetous
Ancestry of “nonbasidiomycetous”, step by step
nonbasidiomycetous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English basidiomycetous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | basidiomycetous | Relating to the basidiomycetes |
| 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 |