Where does “acanthosoma” come from?

acanthosoma (English) comes from English Soma, from Sanskrit सोम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sáwHmas, from Proto-Indo-European sówh₂-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₂- — to pour out, rain, to press out, extract.

acanthosoma (English): A penaeid larva

Definitions

  1. A penaeid larva

Ancestry of “acanthosoma”, step by step

acanthosoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Soma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSomaThe soma juice, capitalized usually when mentioned in personified, deified form
2Sanskritसोमrelating to soma; together with उमा; juice,...
3Proto-Indo-IraniansáwHmassoma, haoma
4Proto-Indo-Europeansówh₂-mo-s
5Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₂-to pour out, rain, to press out, extract

via English acantho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishacantho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sówh₂-mo-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sáwHmas