Where does “Polystichum” come from?
Polystichum (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek στίχος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
Polystichum (Translingual): genus, sword ferns, and shield ferns}}
Definitions
- genus, sword ferns, and shield ferns}}
Ancestry of “Polystichum”, step by step
Polystichum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek στίχος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | στίχος | a row or file of soldiers; a line of poetry, a... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |