Where does “protoperithecium” come from?
protoperithecium (English) comes from English perithecium, from English peri, from Ottoman Turkish پری, from Persian پری, from Persian پر, from Middle Persian purr, from Proto-Iranian pr̥Hnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás — to fill.
protoperithecium (English): A structure that develops into a perithecium
Definitions
- A structure that develops into a perithecium
Ancestry of “protoperithecium”, step by step
protoperithecium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English perithecium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | perithecium | An ascocarp shaped like a skittle or ball,... |
| 2 | English | peri | A sprite or supernatural being |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | پری | fairy |
| 4 | Persian | پری | sprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian... |
| 5 | Persian | پر | full; feather; wing |
| 6 | Middle Persian | purr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | pr̥Hnáh | full, filled |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pr̥Hnás | full, filled |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via English proto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | proto | Prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of... |
| 2 | English | proto- | first; most recent common ancestor of; Relating... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρωτο- | first, primary |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρῶτος | first; earliest; foremost, most prominent |
| 5 | Byzantine Greek | νοτάριος | — |
| 6 | Latin | notarius | notary; clerk, secretary; writer of shorthand;... |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |