English
ptyxis
Ptyxis comes from Ancient Greek πτύξις ‘a folding’, and goes back to πτῠ́σσω ‘to fold’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπτῠ́σσω‘to fold’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπτύξιςptúxis‘a folding’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900ptyxis
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπτῠ́σσω‘to fold’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπτύξιςptúxis‘a folding’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900ptyxis
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Ancient Greek πτῠ́σσω ‘to fold’
Today it means
noun The way in which an individual leaf is folded in the bud.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek πτῠ́σσω / ptyxis