Where does “pseudospikelet” come from?
pseudospikelet (English) comes from English spikelet, from English Spike, from Middle Dutch spīker, from Old Dutch spīkāri, from Proto-West Germanic spīkārī, from Latin spicarium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um.
pseudospikelet (English): A synflorescence in bamboos, consisting of multiple spikelet-like structures that develop from buds
Definitions
- A synflorescence in bamboos, consisting of multiple spikelet-like structures that develop from buds
Ancestry of “pseudospikelet”, step by step
pseudospikelet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spikelet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spikelet | A small, or secondary spike, especially one of... |
| 2 | English | Spike | A sort of very large nail |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | spīker | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | spīkāri | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | spīkārī | granary |
| 6 | Latin | spicarium | granary |
| 7 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 8 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
via English pseudo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pseudo | An intellectually pretentious person; a... |
| 2 | English | pseudo- | False, not genuine, fake |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ψευδής | lying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |