Where does “picoprasinophyte” come from?
picoprasinophyte (English) comes from English pico, from Cebuano piho, from Spanish fijo, from Latin fīxus, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.
picoprasinophyte (English): Any green alga of the class Picoprasinophyceae, of which Picocystis salinarum is the sole accepted species in 2019
Definitions
- Any green alga of the class Picoprasinophyceae, of which Picocystis salinarum is the sole accepted species in 2019
Ancestry of “picoprasinophyte”, step by step
picoprasinophyte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pico | Clipping of pico de gallo |
| 2 | Cebuano | piho | certain; specific |
| 3 | Spanish | fijo | fixed; firm; concrete, tangible |
| 4 | Latin | fīxus | unwavering |
| 5 | Latin | fīgō | to fasten, fix |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | feigʷō | to insert; to fasten |
via English prasinophyte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prasinophyte | Any of various flagellate, unicellular green... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πρᾰ́σῐνος | leek-green, light green; leak-green, light green |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ῐνος | added to nouns or adverbs to form adjectives relating to material, time, and so on: made of, during the time of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |