Where does “stolonifer” come from?

stolonifer (Latin) comes from Latin stolō, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

stolonifer (Latin): bearing shoots that run along the ground and...

Definitions

  1. bearing shoots that run along the ground and...

Ancestry of “stolonifer”, step by step

stolonifer traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin stolō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstolōa shoot, branch, or twig springing from the root or stock of a tree; a sucker, knee
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via Latin fer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinferfirst-person singular present active subjunctive...

via French stolonifère

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchstolonifèrestoloniferous
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-Every word from Latin stolō