Where does “pericarp” come from?
pericarp (English) comes from French péricarpe, from Latin pericarpium, from Ancient Greek περικάρπιον, from Ancient Greek περῐ-, from New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.
pericarp (English): The outermost layer, or skin, of a ripe fruit or...
Definitions
- The outermost layer, or skin, of a ripe fruit or...
Ancestry of “pericarp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | péricarpe | pericarp |
| 2 | Latin | pericarpium | pod, husk, shell |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | περικάρπιον | case of fruit or seed, pod, husk or shell;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | περῐ- | around; very; round about |
| 5 | New Latin | helium | helium |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |