English
hederiform
Hederiform comes from Latin hedera ‘ivy’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhedera‘ivy’
- Englishtodayhederiform
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhedera‘ivy’
- Englishtodayhederiform
Formed from -iform
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- ‘to seize, grasp, take’
yet, guess, prison, surprise, prize, comprehensive, prey, apprentice, comprehend, comprise, comprehension, predator, apprehension, apprehensive, apprehend, reprehensible, predation, reprieve, impregnable, impresario, beget, prehensile, 31 more
Today it means
adj ivy-shaped
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin hedera / hederiform