Where does “postpetiolar” come from?
postpetiolar (English) comes from English ār, from Middle English ar, from Middle English er, from Old English ǣr, from Old English dēaþ, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz — to see.
postpetiolar (English): Of or pertaining to the postpetiole
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the postpetiole
Ancestry of “postpetiolar”, step by step
postpetiolar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ār
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ār | An AR-15 personal semi-automatic rifle, M-16 assault rifle, M-4 carbine, derivative or related gun; the Armalite AR family and derivatives |
| 2 | Middle English | ar | Alternative form of here |
| 3 | Middle English | er | Alternative form of hire; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old English | ǣr | ere, before |
| 5 | Old English | dēaþ | death |
| 6 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 7 | German | witz | joke |
| 8 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 9 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via English postpetiole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | postpetiole | The second segment of the pedicel of some ants |
| 2 | English | petiole | The stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the... |
| 3 | French | pétiole | leafstalk, petiole |
| 4 | Latin | petiolus | a little foot; a fruit stalk; stem |
| 5 | Latin | pediciolus | — |
| 6 | Latin | pedīculus | A little foot |
| 7 | Latin | pēdis | louse |
| 8 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |