Where does “Coleosporium” come from?

Coleosporium (Translingual) comes from Italian coleo-, from Ancient Greek κολεός, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Coleosporium (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Coleosporium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancoleo-having the shape of a sheath or case
2Ancient Greekκολεόςa sword-sheath, a scabbard; a cinerary urn; a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “Coleosporium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Ancient Greek κολεός →Every word from Italian coleo- →