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Where does “phyllode” come from?

phyllode (English) comes from Latin phyllodium, from Ancient Greek φυλλώδης, from Ancient Greek -ώδης, from Ancient Greek ὄζω, from Proto-Hellenic óďďō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.

phyllode (English): A flattened petiole or leaf rachis that resembles...

Definitions

  1. A flattened petiole or leaf rachis that resembles...

Ancestry of “phyllode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinphyllodium—
2Ancient Greekφυλλώδηςresembling a leaf
3Ancient Greek-ώδηςAdjective-forming suffix: smelling of;...
4Ancient Greekὄζωto smell; there is a smell
5Proto-Hellenicóďďōto smell
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-ye-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite
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