Where does “tepal” come from?

tepal (English) comes from French tépale, from New Latin tepalum.

tepal (English): Any component of the perianth (outermost whorls of flower parts, not involved in reproduction), especially when the components are not distinguished into sepals and petals

Definitions

  1. Any component of the perianth (outermost whorls of flower parts, not involved in reproduction), especially when the components are not distinguished into sepals and petals

Ancestry of “tepal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtépaletepal
2New Latintepalum

Words derived from “tepal

Every word from New Latin tepalumEvery word from French tépale