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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

  1. Having long, slender, prostrate stolons; A...

Ancestry of “sarmentose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsarmentosus—
2Latinsarmentumshoot; twigs, brushwood
3Old Latin*sarpmentom—
4LatinsarpoI prune
5Proto-Indo-Europeanserp-to creep, crawl
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