Where does “amniote” come from?

amniote (English) comes from Latin Amniota, from Translingual -ota — Used to form names of taxa according to a prominent anatomical feature.

amniote (English): Any of the Amniota group of vertebrates having an...

Definitions

  1. Any of the Amniota group of vertebrates having an...

Ancestry of “amniote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAmniota
2Translingual-otaUsed to form names of taxa according to a prominent anatomical feature

Words derived from “amniote

Every word from Translingual -otaEvery word from Latin Amniota
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