Etymograph

English

holandric

From holo- + andro- + -ic.

A compound of holo- + andro- + -ic

Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- ‘whole’

Proto-Indo-European *solh₂wós

Ancient Greek ὅλος ‘whole, entire’

English holo-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr ‘man’

Proto-Hellenic *anḗr ‘man’

Ancient Greek ᾱ̆̓νήρ ‘man (adult male)’

English andro-

Today it means

adj Encoded by genes on the Y chromosome and thus transmitted from father to son.

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

Etymograph / holandric