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Where does “ὀστρακώδης” come from?

ὀστρακώδης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὄστρακον, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ὀστρακώδης (Ancient Greek): covered with shell

Definitions

  1. covered with shell

Ancestry of “ὀστρακώδης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄστρακονearthen vessel; the hard shell of animals such as...
2Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
3Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “ὀστρακώδης”

  • ostracod
  • ostracode
  • ostracodology
  • Ostracoda
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