Where does “pecilandria” come from?

pecilandria (Italian) comes from Italian pecilo-, from Ancient Greek ποικίλος, from Ancient Greek ποικιλός, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

pecilandria (Italian): phenomenon in which different types of males exist within the same species

Definitions

  1. phenomenon in which different types of males exist within the same species

Ancestry of “pecilandria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpecilo-poikilo
2Ancient Greekποικίλοςpied, dappled, worked in various colors,...
3Ancient Greekποικιλόςpied, dappled, worked in various colors, parti-colored
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ποικιλός →Every word from Ancient Greek ποικίλος →