English
diprionidian
Diprionidian comes from Ancient Greek πρίων ‘a saw’, and goes back to πρίω.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπρίωpríō‘to saw, to cut’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπρίων‘a saw’
- Englishearliest quotation 1879diprionidian
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπρίωpríō‘to saw, to cut’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπρίων‘a saw’
- Englishearliest quotation 1879diprionidian
Earliest quotation: 1879, Henry Alleyne Nicholson: “Two leading types may be distinguished amongst the Graptolites,…”
Formed from di- ‘twice’ + πρίων ‘a saw’ + -idian
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘to pass, go forth’
first, before, support, far, per, report, further, press, fear, practice, private, price, opportunity, pre, port, primary, afford, ford, appreciate, prime, forth, practical, prior, pregnant, prize, parade, par, praise, precious, ferry, pirate, fare, privilege, interpretation, porch, pardon, primitive, interpreter, prix, pragmatic, 154 more
through Ancient Greek πείρω ‘to pierce’
pore, emporium, prismatic, 12 more
through Ancient Greek πρίων ‘a saw’
Today it means
adj Having a polyparium with a row of cells on each side.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek πρίω / diprionidian