Where does “pentacarpellate” come from?

pentacarpellate (English) comes from English carpellate, from English -ate, from English -cy, from Anglo-Norman -cie, from Latin -tia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

pentacarpellate (English): Having five carpels

Definitions

  1. Having five carpels

Ancestry of “pentacarpellate”, step by step

pentacarpellate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English carpellate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarpellateHaving functional carpels
2English-atehaving the specified thing; characterized by the...
3English-cyUsed to form nouns of state, condition or quality...
4Anglo-Norman-cie
5Latin-tiaoffice, rank
6Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via English penta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpenta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iaEvery word from English -ate