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Where does “pétiole” come from?

pétiole (French) comes from Latin petiolus, from Latin pediciolus, from Latin pedīculus, from Latin pēdis, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

pétiole (French): leafstalk, petiole

Definitions

  1. leafstalk, petiole

Ancestry of “pétiole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpetiolusa little foot; a fruit stalk; stem
2Latinpediciolus—
3Latinpedīculus—
4Latinpēdis—
5Latinpēs—
6Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
7Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
8Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
9Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
10Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “pétiole”

  • petiole
  • petioled
  • petiolar
  • postpetiole
  • petiolated
  • petiolule
  • intrapetiolar
  • postpetiolar
  • subpetiolar
  • interpetiolar
  • petiolulate
  • pseudopetiole
  • petiolary
  • pețiol
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