Etymograph

English

hapteron

Hapteron comes from Ancient Greek ἅπτω ‘fasten’, and goes back to Proto-Hellenic *áptō.

  1. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*áptōreconstructedearlier origin unknown
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἅπτωháptō‘fasten’
  3. Englishtodayhapteron

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*áptōreconstructedearlier origin unknown
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἅπτωháptō‘fasten’
  3. Englishtodayhapteron

Linked words

through Ancient Greek ἅπτω ‘fasten’

synaptic, synapse, apse, haptic, 10 more

Today it means

noun A branched swelling at the base of an aquatic plant (such as an alga) that it uses to fix itself in place

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Hellenic *áptō / hapteron

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