Where does “Gnathostoma” come from?

Gnathostoma (English) comes from Latin Gnatho, from Ancient Greek γνάθος, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₂dʰ-os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₂dʰ-.

Ancestry of “Gnathostoma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinGnatho—
2Ancient Greekγνάθοςjaw; point, edge; type of stone
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₂dʰ-os—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₂dʰ-—

Words derived from “Gnathostoma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₂dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₂dʰ-os →Every word from Ancient Greek γνάθος →