Where does “petaloidy” come from?
petaloidy (English) comes from English petaloid, from English -oid, from Latin -oides, from Greek -ο, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω — to see, to look, to observe.
petaloidy (English): The condition of being petaloid
Definitions
- The condition of being petaloid
Ancestry of “petaloidy”, step by step
petaloidy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English petaloid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | petaloid | Resembling the petal of a flower |
| 2 | English | -oid | Of similar form to, but not the same as. Having... |
| 3 | Latin | -oides | -like, -form |
| 4 | Greek | -ο | ending for accusative singular forms (eg δρόμος, ψήφος); and some vocative singular forms |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 6 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 7 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |