Where does “xylem” come from?
Xylem comes from German Xylem, which derives from Ancient Greek ξύλον meaning wood.
xylem (English): A vascular tissue in land plants primarily...
Definitions
- A vascular tissue in land plants primarily...
Ancestry of “xylem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Xylem | xylem |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ξύλον | cut wood, timber; piece of wood, log, beam, post;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ουργός | worker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |