Where does “pericarpous” come from?
pericarpous (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.
pericarpous (English): Of or relating to a pericarp
Definitions
- Of or relating to a pericarp
Ancestry of “pericarpous”, step by step
pericarpous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pericarp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pericarp | The outermost layer, or skin, of a ripe fruit or... |
| 2 | French | péricarpe | pericarp |
| 3 | Latin | pericarpium | pod, husk, shell |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | περικάρπιον | case of fruit or seed, pod, husk or shell;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | περῐ- | around; very; round about |
| 6 | New Latin | helium | helium |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via English ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |