Where does “polydendritic” come from?
polydendritic (English) comes from English dendritic, from French dendritique, from French dendrite, from Ancient Greek δενδρίτης, from Ancient Greek δένδρον, from Latin Cygnus, from Ancient Greek Κύκνος, from Latin olor — wild; wild animal.
polydendritic (English): Composed of many dendrites
Definitions
- Composed of many dendrites
Ancestry of “polydendritic”, step by step
polydendritic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dendritic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dendritic | Having a branching structure similar to a tree;... |
| 2 | French | dendritique | dendritic |
| 3 | French | dendrite | dendrite |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δενδρίτης | of or pertaining to a tree |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δένδρον | tree |
| 6 | Latin | Cygnus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Κύκνος | any individual named Cycnus |
| 8 | Latin | olor | swan; A smell |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Τιτάν | Titan |
| 10 | Translingual | -therium | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | θηρίον | wild animal, beast, savage beast; a small animal,... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | θήρ | a wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;... |
| 13 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷʰḗr | wild beast |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwer- | wild; wild animal |
via English poly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poly | Polytechnic; Polyethylene; Polyurethane |
| 2 | Latin | polium | Alternative form of polion |
| 3 | Latin | polion | A strong-smelling plant, perhaps Teucrium... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πόλιον | felty germander |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολιός | grey, grizzled, grizzly; bright, clear, serene; a... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | poľľós | grey |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | polH-yós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |