Where does “parastichy” come from?
parastichy (English) comes from Ancient Greek στίχος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
parastichy (English): A secondary spiral of leaves or florets
Definitions
- A secondary spiral of leaves or florets
Ancestry of “parastichy”, step by step
parastichy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek στίχος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | στίχος | a row or file of soldiers; a line of poetry, a... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
via Ancient Greek παρά
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 2 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 3 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |