Etymograph

English

strobilation

Strobilation comes from English strobilate.

  1. English1500–presentstrobilate1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2007strobilation1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English strobilation
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2007, Saki Knafo, My Family Has High Hopes for Me Because They Know I’m Going : “Strobilation is like: All right, the male jellyfish releases…”.

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentstrobilateWiktionary, English strobilation
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2007strobilationWiktionary, English strobilation. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2007, Saki Knafo, My Family Has High Hopes for Me Because They Know I’m Going : “Strobilation is like: All right, the male jellyfish releases…”

A compound of strobile + -ation

Ancient Greek στρόβιλος ‘round ball’

Latin strobilus ‘a pinecone’

English strobile

Every English word from English strobilate

Today it means

noun A form of asexual reproduction by division into body segments, as in tapeworms and jellyfish.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “strobilation”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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