Where does “pedunculately” come from?
pedunculately (English) comes from English pedunculate, from Latin pedunculatus, from Latin pedunculus, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
pedunculately (English): In a pedunculate manner
Definitions
- In a pedunculate manner
Ancestry of “pedunculately”, step by step
pedunculately traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pedunculate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pedunculate | Having a peduncle or stalk; Such a flower |
| 2 | Latin | pedunculatus | having a pedicel; pedunculate |
| 3 | Latin | pedunculus | Alternative form of pedīculus; footlet |
| 4 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |