English
epiblema
Epiblema comes from Ancient Greek ἐπίβλημα ‘cover’, from βάλλω ‘throw’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷelH-‘to hit by throwing’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷl̥-ne-h₁-reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gʷəlnōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEβάλλω‘throw’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEβλῆμα‘coverlet’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐπίβλημαepíblēma‘cover’
- Englishearliest quotation 1885epiblema
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷelH-‘to hit by throwing’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷl̥-ne-h₁-reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gʷəlnōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEβάλλω‘throw’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEβλῆμα‘coverlet’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐπίβλημαepíblēma‘cover’
- Englishearliest quotation 1885epiblema
Earliest quotation: 1885, George Lincoln Goodale: “These epidermal cells of the root, taken collectively, have…”
A compound of ἐπίβλημα ‘cover’ + βάλλω ‘throw’
Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- ‘to hit by throwing’
Proto-Indo-European *gʷl̥-ne-h₁-
Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō
Ancient Greek βάλλω ‘throw’
Ancient Greek βλῆμα ‘coverlet’
Ancient Greek ἐπίβλημα ‘cover’
Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- ‘to hit by throwing’
Proto-Indo-European *gʷl̥-ne-h₁-
Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō
Ancient Greek βάλλω ‘throw’
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-
Today it means
noun The epidermal cells of rootlets, specially adapted to absorb liquids.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- / epiblema