Where does “phanerocotylar” come from?

phanerocotylar (English) comes from English cotylar, from English -ar, from Middle English -ar, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

phanerocotylar (English): Having a visible cotyledon

Definitions

  1. Having a visible cotyledon

Ancestry of “phanerocotylar”, step by step

phanerocotylar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cotylar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcotylarRelating to a cotyle
2English-arOf, near, or pertaining to; Forming nouns such as...
3Middle English-ar
4Old English-eremasculine agent suffix, originally applied only...
5Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
6Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
7Latin-āriuser
8Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via English phanero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishphanero
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from English -ar