Where does “xanthospermous” come from?
xanthospermous (English) comes from English spermous, from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald — to grow, nourish.
xanthospermous (English): Having yellow seeds
Definitions
- Having yellow seeds
Ancestry of “xanthospermous”, step by step
xanthospermous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spermous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spermous | Relating to sperm |
| 2 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 3 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 4 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 5 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 7 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |