Where does “xylostroma” come from?
xylostroma (English) comes from English stroma, from Latin strōma, from Ancient Greek στρῶμα, from Proto-Hellenic strṓmə, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
xylostroma (English): the felted stroma of various wood-destroying...
Definitions
- the felted stroma of various wood-destroying...
Ancestry of “xylostroma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | stroma | The tissue structure of an organ, etc., that... |
| 2 | Latin | strōma | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στρῶμα | mattress, bed; bedclothes; horsecloth |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | strṓmə | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |