Where does “tendrilous” come from?
tendrilous (English) comes from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz — to grow, nourish.
tendrilous (English): Tendril-like
Definitions
- Tendril-like
Ancestry of “tendrilous”, step by step
tendrilous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English tendril
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tendril | A thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a... |
| 2 | Middle French | tendrillon | bud, shoot, cartilage |
| 3 | Middle French | tendron | cartilage |
| 4 | Old French | tendre | tender; to stretch |
| 5 | Latin | tendere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |