Where does “sepalous” come from?
sepalous (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.
sepalous (English): Having, or relating to, sepals
Definitions
- Having, or relating to, sepals
Ancestry of “sepalous”, step by step
sepalous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sepal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sepal | One of the component parts of the calyx,... |
| 2 | French | sépale | sepal |
| 3 | New Latin | sepalum | sepal |
| 4 | Latin | separatus | divided; distinguished; separated |
| 5 | Latin | separare | present active infinitive of sēparō;... |
| 6 | Latin | separo | I divide; I distinguish; I separate |
| 7 | Latin | se- | separately, astray; without; six |
| 8 | Latin | suus | his, her, its, their |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sowos | his, her, its, their |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sewos | (one's) own; his, her, its |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |
via English ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |