Where does “semiamplexicaul” come from?
semiamplexicaul (English) comes from English amplexicaul, from New Latin amplexicaulis, from Latin amplexus, from Latin amplector, from Latin ambi-, from Latin ambō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.
semiamplexicaul (English): Partially amplexicaul; embracing the stem half...
Definitions
- Partially amplexicaul; embracing the stem half...
Ancestry of “semiamplexicaul”, step by step
semiamplexicaul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English amplexicaul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | amplexicaul | Having lobes that completely surround the stem |
| 2 | New Latin | amplexicaulis | having a clasped stalk or stem |
| 3 | Latin | amplexus | surrounded, encircled, entwined; embraced,... |
| 4 | Latin | amplector | I surround, encircle or entwine; I embrace, hug,... |
| 5 | Latin | ambi- | around, about |
| 6 | Latin | ambō | both |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |