Where does “thigmonastic” come from?
thigmonastic (English) comes from English thigmonasty, from English -nasty, from Ancient Greek ναστός, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
thigmonastic (English): Of or relating to thigmonasty
Definitions
- Of or relating to thigmonasty
Ancestry of “thigmonastic”, step by step
thigmonastic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English thigmonasty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thigmonasty | A nastic response to touch or vibration |
| 2 | English | -nasty | relating to a nastic change |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ναστός | pressed, crowded, compact |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |