Where does “sepal” come from?
sepal (English) comes from French sépale, from New Latin sepalum, from Latin separatus, from Latin separare, from Latin separo, from Latin se-, from Latin suus, from Proto-Italic sowos — self.
sepal (English): One of the component parts of the calyx,...
Definitions
- One of the component parts of the calyx,...
Ancestry of “sepal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sépale | sepal |
| 2 | New Latin | sepalum | sepal |
| 3 | Latin | separatus | divided; distinguished; separated |
| 4 | Latin | separare | present active infinitive of sēparō;... |
| 5 | Latin | separo | I divide; I distinguish; I separate |
| 6 | Latin | se- | separately, astray; without; six |
| 7 | Latin | suus | his, her, its, their |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sowos | his, her, its, their |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sewos | (one's) own; his, her, its |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |