Where does “pistillidium” come from?
pistillidium (English) comes from English pistil, from French pistil, from Latin pistillum, from Latin pīnsō, from Spanish pienso, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō — to stretch.
pistillidium (English): An archegonium
Definitions
- An archegonium
Ancestry of “pistillidium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pistil | A discrete organ in the center of a flower... |
| 2 | French | pistil | pistil; stamen |
| 3 | Latin | pistillum | A pestle |
| 4 | Latin | pīnsō | to beat, pound |
| 5 | Spanish | pienso | animal feed; thought |
| 6 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 7 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |