Where does “phyllomorphosis” come from?
phyllomorphosis (English) comes from English morphosis, from Latin morphosis, from Ancient Greek μόρφωσις, from Ancient Greek μορφόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
phyllomorphosis (English): The succession and variation of leaves during...
Definitions
- The succession and variation of leaves during...
Ancestry of “phyllomorphosis”, step by step
phyllomorphosis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English morphosis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | morphosis | The way in which an organism changes form during... |
| 2 | Latin | morphosis | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μόρφωσις | shaping; form, semblance |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μορφόω | I shape, form |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English phyllo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phyllo | A type of dough, originating in Mediterranean... |
| 2 | Greek | φύλλο | leaf; blade |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φύλλον | leaf; foliage; plant |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃-yom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |