The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἅπτω“fasten”
- English todayhapteron
From Ancient Greek ἅπτω (háptō, “fasten”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
hapteron
Today it means: A branched swelling at the base of an aquatic plant (such as an alga) that it uses to fix itself in place Full definition →
Ancient Greek ἅπτω