Where does “ornitocoria” come from?
ornitocoria (Portuguese) comes from Italian -coria, from Ancient Greek χωρέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
ornitocoria (Portuguese): ornithochory Dispersion of seeds, fruits, spores, pollen, etc. through birds
Definitions
- ornithochory Dispersion of seeds, fruits, spores, pollen, etc. through birds
Ancestry of “ornitocoria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | -coria | chory |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χωρέω | to withdraw; to give way to, make room, vacate |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |