English
acalycine
Acalycine comes from Latin calyx ‘the bud, cup, or calyx of a flower or nut’, and goes back to Ancient Greek κᾰ́λῠξ.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκᾰ́λῠξ‘case of a bud’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcalyx‘the bud, cup, or calyx of a flower or nut’
- Englishtodayacalycine
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκᾰ́λῠξ‘case of a bud’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcalyx‘the bud, cup, or calyx of a flower or nut’
- Englishtodayacalycine
Formed from a- + calyx + -ine
Proto-Indo-European *uds- ‘up, out’
Proto-Germanic *uz- ‘out-’
Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- ‘up, out, over’
English a-
Linked words
through Latin calyx ‘the bud, cup, or calyx of a flower or nut’
Today it means
adj Without a calyx, or outer floral envelope.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek κᾰ́λῠξ / acalycine