English
chorisepalous
Chorisepalous comes from Ancient Greek χωρίς ‘separately’, and goes back to χώρᾱ ‘space’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχώρᾱkhṓrā‘space’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχωρίςkhōrís‘separately’
- Englishtodaychorisepalous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχώρᾱkhṓrā‘space’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχωρίςkhōrís‘separately’
- Englishtodaychorisepalous
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁- ‘to leave behind’
go, gone, inherit, forego, 19 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁ro- ‘derelict’
Today it means
adj Having separate, unconnected sepals; polysepalous.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek χώρᾱ / chorisepalous