Where does “prótaixiléim” come from?
prótaixiléim (Irish) comes from Irish xiléim, from English xylem, from German Xylem, from Ancient Greek ξύλον, from Ancient Greek -ουργός, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom — to make.
prótaixiléim (Irish): protoxylem
Definitions
- protoxylem
Ancestry of “prótaixiléim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | xiléim | xylem |
| 2 | English | xylem | A vascular tissue in land plants primarily... |
| 3 | German | Xylem | xylem |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ξύλον | cut wood, timber; piece of wood, log, beam, post;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ουργός | worker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |