Where does “perigonial” come from?
perigonial (English) comes from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
perigonial (English): of or related to the perigonium
Definitions
- of or related to the perigonium
Ancestry of “perigonial”, step by step
perigonial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English AL
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | AL | Initialism of assembly language; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Dutch | al | all, all of; already; yet |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | al | all, all of; completely; even though, no matter... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | āl | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English perigonium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | perigonium | The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the... |
| 2 | English | -gonium | A reproductive structure of some organisms |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γονή | offspring; that which engenders, seed; act of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |