Where does “stem borer” come from?
stem borer (English) comes from English borer, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
stem borer (English): Any insect larva, or arthropod, that bores into plant stems
Definitions
- Any insect larva, or arthropod, that bores into plant stems
Ancestry of “stem borer”, step by step
stem borer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English borer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | borer | A tedious person; A person who bores, who drills;... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English stem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stem | The stock of a family; a race or generation of... |
| 2 | English | femme | A woman, a wife; a young woman or girl; A... |
| 3 | French | femme | woman; wife; Alternative form of fem |
| 4 | Middle French | femme | wife; woman |
| 5 | Old French | fame | wife, female partner; woman |
| 6 | Latin | fēmina | woman |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fēmanā | woman |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂ | who sucks; one who is sucked; one who suckles;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |