Where does “cladogramma” come from?
cladogramma (Italian) comes from Italian clado, from English cladus, from Ancient Greek κλάδος, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₂dos, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.
cladogramma (Italian): cladogram
Definitions
- cladogram
Ancestry of “cladogramma”, step by step
cladogramma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian clado
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | clado | cladus |
| 2 | English | cladus | A branch of a ramose spicule, which collectively... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κλάδος | young slip or shoot of a tree, such as is broken... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥h₂dos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₂- | to beat; to break |
via Italian gramma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | gramma | gram |