Where does “petiolary” come from?
petiolary (English) comes from English petiole, from French pétiole, from Latin petiolus, from Latin pediciolus, from Latin pedīculus, from Latin pēdis, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
petiolary (English): Dated form of petiolar
Definitions
- Dated form of petiolar
Ancestry of “petiolary”, step by step
petiolary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English petiole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | petiole | The stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the... |
| 2 | French | pétiole | leafstalk, petiole |
| 3 | Latin | petiolus | a little foot; a fruit stalk; stem |
| 4 | Latin | pediciolus | — |
| 5 | Latin | pedīculus | A little foot |
| 6 | Latin | pēdis | louse |
| 7 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |