Where does “polysiphonous” come from?
polysiphonous (English) comes from English siphonous, from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald.
polysiphonous (English): Having multiple stems, filaments or tubes;...
Definitions
- Having multiple stems, filaments or tubes;...
Ancestry of “polysiphonous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | siphonous | Having tubular filaments |
| 2 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 3 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 4 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 5 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 7 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |