English

acaulous

From a- + caulis (“stalk”) + -ous.

Formed from a- + caulis ‘stalk’ + -ous

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 acaulescent

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

Etymograph / acaulous