English
hordeaceous
Hordeaceous comes from Latin hordeum ‘barley’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰr̥sdeyom ‘bristly’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰr̥sdeyom‘bristly’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*horzdeomreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhordeum‘barley’
- Englishtodayhordeaceous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰr̥sdeyom‘bristly’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*horzdeomreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhordeum‘barley’
- Englishtodayhordeaceous
Formed from -aceous
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰr̥sdeyom
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to barley.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰr̥sdeyom / hordeaceous