Where does “unipinnate” come from?
unipinnate (English) comes from English pinnate, from Latin pinnātus, from Latin Pinna, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
unipinnate (English): Being a pinnately compound leaf that does not branch off into further petiole axes, and consequently lacks pinnulae
Definitions
- Being a pinnately compound leaf that does not branch off into further petiole axes, and consequently lacks pinnulae
Ancestry of “unipinnate”, step by step
unipinnate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pinnate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pinnate | Resembling a feather; Having two rows of... |
| 2 | Latin | pinnātus | feathered; winged |
| 3 | Latin | Pinna | A city of the Vestini situated on the eastern slope of the Apennines, now the town of Penne |
| 4 | Latin | penna | wing; feather, especially a flight-feather;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | petnā | feather; wing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |