English

acaulose

From a- (“not, without”) + caul(is) (“stalk, stem”) + -ose.

Formed from a- ‘not, without’ + caulis ‘stalk, stem’ + -ose

Proto-Indo-European *uds- ‘up, out’

Proto-Germanic *uz- ‘out-’

Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- ‘up, out, over’

English a-

Proto-Indo-European *keh₂ulis ‘straight stalk’

Latin caulis ‘stalk, stem’

Today it means

adj acaulous

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / acaulose