Where does “ไซเล็ม” come from?
ไซเล็ม (Thai) comes from English xylem, from German Xylem, from Ancient Greek ξύλον, from Ancient Greek -ουργός, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
ไซเล็ม (Thai): xylem
Ancestry of “ไซเล็ม”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | xylem | A vascular tissue in land plants primarily... |
| 2 | German | Xylem | xylem |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ξύλον | cut wood, timber; piece of wood, log, beam, post;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ουργός | worker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |