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Where does “sepaline” come from?

sepaline (English) comes from English sepal, from French sépale, from New Latin sepalum, from Latin separatus, from Latin separare, from Latin separo, from Latin se-, from Latin suus — self.

sepaline (English): Relating to, or having the nature of, sepals

Definitions

  1. Relating to, or having the nature of, sepals

Ancestry of “sepaline”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsepalOne of the component parts of the calyx,...
2Frenchsépalesepal
3New Latinsepalumsepal
4Latinseparatusdivided; distinguished; separated
5Latinsepararepresent active infinitive of sēparō;...
6LatinseparoI divide; I distinguish; I separate
7Latinse-separately, astray; without; six
8Latinsuushis, her, its, their
9Proto-Italicsowoshis, her, its, their
10Proto-Indo-Europeansewos—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
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