English
dendritic
Dendritic comes from Ancient Greek δενδρίτης ‘of or pertaining to a tree’, and goes back to δένδρον.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδένδρον‘tree’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδενδρίτηςdendrítēs‘of or pertaining to a tree’
- Englishtodaydendritic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδένδρον‘tree’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδενδρίτηςdendrítēs‘of or pertaining to a tree’
- Englishtodaydendritic
Formed from dendrite + -ic
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dóru ‘tree’
Today it means
adj Having a branching structure similar to a tree.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek δένδρον / dendritic