Where does “pericarpic” come from?

pericarpic (English) comes from English pericarp, 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 — to push, to hit.

pericarpic (English): Of or relating to a pericarp

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to a pericarp

Ancestry of “pericarpic”, step by step

pericarpic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pericarp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpericarpThe outermost layer, or skin, of a ripe fruit or...
2Frenchpéricarpepericarp
3Latinpericarpiumpod, husk, shell
4Ancient Greekπερικάρπιονcase of fruit or seed, pod, husk or shell;...
5Ancient Greekπερῐ-around; very; round about
6New Latinheliumhelium
7Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
8Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
9Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
10Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
11Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω