English
aneurophyte
Aneurophyte comes from Ancient Greek νεῦρον ‘plant fiber’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *snḗh₁wr̥ ‘band, sinew’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*snḗh₁wr̥‘band, sinew’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEνεῦρον‘plant fiber’
- Englishtodayaneurophyte
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*snḗh₁wr̥‘band, sinew’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEνεῦρον‘plant fiber’
- Englishtodayaneurophyte
Formed from a- + νεῦρον ‘plant fiber’ + -phyte
Proto-Indo-European *uds- ‘up, out’
Proto-Germanic *uz- ‘out-’
Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- ‘up, out, over’
English a-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *snḗh₁wr̥ ‘band, sinew’
through Ancient Greek νεῦρον ‘plant fiber’
Today it means
noun The most primitive form of progymnosperms
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *snḗh₁wr̥ / aneurophyte