Where does “paleodicots” come from?
paleodicots (English) comes from English paleo, from Hawaiian leo, from Proto-Polynesian leo, from Proto-Oceanic leqo, from Proto-Oceanic *(qa-)liqoʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian liqəʀ — neck.
paleodicots (English): A group of dicotyledons that evolved prior to the divergence between the monocots and the eudicots
Definitions
- A group of dicotyledons that evolved prior to the divergence between the monocots and the eudicots
Ancestry of “paleodicots”, step by step
paleodicots traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English paleo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paleo | Clipping of paleodiet |
| 2 | Hawaiian | leo | voice; sound; command; verbal message |
| 3 | Proto-Polynesian | leo | voice; language; speech |
| 4 | Proto-Oceanic | leqo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Oceanic | *(qa-)liqoʀ | throat front part of the neck |
| 6 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *liqəʀ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *liqəʀ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | liqəʀ | neck |
| 9 | Proto-Austronesian | liqəʀ | neck |
via English dicot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dicot | A plant whose seedlings have two cotyledons, a... |
| 2 | English | dicotyledon | A plant whose seedling has two cotyledons; Any... |
| 3 | English | cotyledon | Each of the patches of vili on the foetal chorion... |
| 4 | Latin | cotyledon | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κοτυληδών | any cup shaped hollow or cavity; hollow of a cup;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κοτύλη | small vessel, cup; socket of a joint; liquid... |