Where does “stoma” come from?
Stoma comes from Ancient Greek στόμα, derived from Proto-Indo-European stomen-, a root of uncertain ultimate origin and meaning.
stoma (English): One of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf...
Definitions
- One of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf...
Ancestry of “stoma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 2 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 3 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “stoma”