Where does “sclerotia” come from?
Sclerotia comes from New Latin sclerotium, from Greek sklērótēs meaning hardness, referring to hard fungal structures.
sclerotia (English): plural of sclerotium
Definitions
- plural of sclerotium
Ancestry of “sclerotia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sclerotium | A compact mass of hardened mycelium stored with... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σκληρός | hard; harsh |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κορμός | trunk of a tree; log of timber |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κείρω | I shear, shave, cut hair short; I ravage, waste;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kér-ye- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |