Where does “pseudomonocotyledonous” come from?
pseudomonocotyledonous (English) comes from English monocotyledonous, 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.
pseudomonocotyledonous (English): Having two coalescent cotyledons
Definitions
- Having two coalescent cotyledons
Ancestry of “pseudomonocotyledonous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | monocotyledonous | Of or pertaining to a flowering plant having a... |
| 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- | — |