Where does “stenostomatous” come from?
stenostomatous (English) comes from English -stomatous, from English stomatous, from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald — to grow, nourish.
stenostomatous (English): Having a narrow (dilatable) mouth
Definitions
- Having a narrow (dilatable) mouth
Ancestry of “stenostomatous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -stomatous | Having stoma(ta) |
| 2 | English | stomatous | Having a stoma |
| 3 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 4 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 5 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 6 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 8 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |