English
eutely
Eutely comes from Ancient Greek τέλος ‘result, end’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *kʷél-os ~ *kʷél-es-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷél-os ~ *kʷél-es-reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kʷélosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτέλοςtélos‘result, end’
- Englishtodayeutely
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷél-os ~ *kʷél-es-reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kʷélosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτέλοςtélos‘result, end’
- Englishtodayeutely
Formed from -y
Linked words
through Ancient Greek τέλος ‘result, end’
Today it means
noun The property of a species that all members have the same pattern of cell division, and thus the same number of cells, either in the whole body or in a particular organ system such as the nervous system.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kʷél-os ~ *kʷél-es- / eutely