Where does “pedicellate” come from?
pedicellate (English) comes from English pedicel, from French pédicelle, from Latin pedicellus, from Latin pedīculus, from Latin pēdis, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
pedicellate (English): Having a pedicel
Ancestry of “pedicellate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pedicel | A stalk of an individual flower ; a stalk bearing... |
| 2 | French | pédicelle | pedicel |
| 3 | Latin | pedicellus | little foot; a little louse |
| 4 | Latin | pedīculus | — |
| 5 | Latin | pēdis | — |
| 6 | Latin | pēs | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |