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Where does “longisepalus” come from?

longisepalus (Latin) comes from Latin sepalum, from Latin sēparātus, from Latin sēparō, from Latin parō, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos, from Proto-Indo-European peg-, from English polyethylene glycol — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

longisepalus (Latin): having long sepals

Definitions

  1. having long sepals

Ancestry of “longisepalus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsepalumsepal
2Latinsēparātus—
3Latinsēparō—
4Latinparō—
5Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
6Proto-Italicpektos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
8Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
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