Where does “stripeseed” come from?
stripeseed (English) comes from English seed, from English See, from Middle English seen, from Old English sēon, from Proto-West Germanic sehwan, from Proto-Germanic sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
stripeseed (English): Any of a number of species of tropical flowering plants in the genus Piriqueta, especially Piriqueta cistoides, Piriqueta viscosa, and Piriqueta racemosa
Definitions
- Any of a number of species of tropical flowering plants in the genus Piriqueta, especially Piriqueta cistoides, Piriqueta viscosa, and Piriqueta racemosa
Ancestry of “stripeseed”, step by step
stripeseed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English seed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | seed | A fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an... |
| 2 | English | See | — |
| 3 | Middle English | seen | to see |
| 4 | Old English | sēon | to be; to filter; to see, look, behold, perceive,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sehwan | to see |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sehwaną | to see |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via English stripe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stripe | A long, relatively straight region of a single... |