Where does “unicarpelar” come from?

unicarpelar (Romanian) comes from Romanian carpelă, from French carpelle, from New Latin carpellum, from Ancient Greek κᾰρπός, from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

unicarpelar (Romanian): monocarpellary

Definitions

  1. monocarpellary

Ancestry of “unicarpelar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancarpelăcarpel (structural unit of a pistil)
2Frenchcarpellecarpel
3New Latincarpellum—
4Ancient Greekκᾰρπόςwrist; fruit, grain
5Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp- →Every word from Ancient Greek κᾰρπός →