Where does “semicraspedodromous” come from?
semicraspedodromous (English) comes from English craspedodromous, from Ancient Greek κράσπεδον, from English -phyte, from Ancient Greek φυτόν, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
semicraspedodromous (English): craspedodromous but with one of the branches terminating at the margin, the other joining the superadjacent secondary vein
Definitions
- craspedodromous but with one of the branches terminating at the margin, the other joining the superadjacent secondary vein
Ancestry of “semicraspedodromous”, step by step
semicraspedodromous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English craspedodromous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | craspedodromous | Having pinnate veins in which the secondary veins terminate at the margins, often as teeth |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κράσπεδον | edge, border, skirt, especially of cloth; skirts... |
| 3 | English | -phyte | A taxonomic group of plants or algae, e.g.... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φυτόν | plant, tree; creature; child, descendant |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |