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Where does “trachenchyma” come from?

trachenchyma (English) comes from English enchyma, from Ancient Greek ἔγχυμα, from Ancient Greek ἐγχέω, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

trachenchyma (English): A vegetable tissue consisting of tracheae

Definitions

  1. A vegetable tissue consisting of tracheae

Ancestry of “trachenchyma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenchymaThe primitive formative juice, from which the...
2Ancient GreekἔγχυμαInstillation
3Ancient GreekἐγχέωTo pour in; To fill the cup; To fill by pouring...
4Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
5Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
6Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
7Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
8Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
9Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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