Where does “orthogravitropism” come from?
orthogravitropism (English) comes from English gravitropism, from English gravi-, from Latin gravitās, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
orthogravitropism (English): The normal tendency of a plants parts to bend downward under the effects of gravity
Definitions
- The normal tendency of a plants parts to bend downward under the effects of gravity
Ancestry of “orthogravitropism”, step by step
orthogravitropism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gravitropism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gravitropism | a plant's ability to change its growth in... |
| 2 | English | gravi- | gravity |
| 3 | Latin | gravitās | weight, heaviness |
| 4 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via English ortho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ortho | An isomer of a benzene derivative having two... |