Where does “tetrasepalous” come from?
tetrasepalous (English) comes from English sepalous, from English sepal, from French sépale, from New Latin sepalum, from Latin separatus, from Latin separare, from Latin separo, from Latin se- — self.
tetrasepalous (English): Having four sepals
Definitions
- Having four sepals
Ancestry of “tetrasepalous”, step by step
tetrasepalous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sepalous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sepalous | Having, or relating to, sepals |
| 2 | English | sepal | One of the component parts of the calyx,... |
| 3 | French | sépale | sepal |
| 4 | New Latin | sepalum | sepal |
| 5 | Latin | separatus | divided; distinguished; separated |
| 6 | Latin | separare | present active infinitive of sēparō;... |
| 7 | Latin | separo | I divide; I distinguish; I separate |
| 8 | Latin | se- | separately, astray; without; six |
| 9 | Latin | suus | his, her, its, their |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | sowos | his, her, its, their |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sewos | (one's) own; his, her, its |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |
via English tetra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tetra | Any of numerous species of small South American... |
| 2 | Translingual | Tetragonopterus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πτερόν | feather; wing; Any winged creature |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |