English
strobile
Strobile comes from Latin strobilus ‘a pinecone’, and goes back to Ancient Greek στρόβιλος ‘round ball’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστρόβιλοςstróbilos‘round ball’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstrobilus‘a pinecone’
- Englishtodaystrobile
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστρόβιλοςstróbilos‘round ball’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstrobilus‘a pinecone’
- Englishtodaystrobile
The story
All senses refer to things that look like, or somewhat like (via fancied resemblance), a pinecone.
Every English word from Ancient Greek στρόβιλος
Today it means
noun A scaly multiple fruit resulting from the ripening of an ament in certain plants, such as the hop or pine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek στρόβιλος / strobile