Where does “sarmentose” come from?
sarmentose (English) comes from Latin sarmentosus, from Latin sarmentum, from Old Latin *sarpmentom, from Latin sarpo, from Proto-Indo-European serp- — to creep, crawl.
sarmentose (English): Having long, slender, prostrate stolons; A...
Definitions
- Having long, slender, prostrate stolons; A...
Ancestry of “sarmentose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sarmentosus | — |
| 2 | Latin | sarmentum | shoot; twigs, brushwood |
| 3 | Old Latin | *sarpmentom | — |
| 4 | Latin | sarpo | I prune |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | serp- | to creep, crawl |