Where does “antennule” come from?
antennule (English) comes from English antenna, from Latin antenna, from Proto-Italic antitempnā, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
antennule (English): A small antenna
Definitions
- A small antenna
Ancestry of “antennule”, step by step
antennule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English antenna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | antenna | A feeler organ on the head of an insect, crab, or... |
| 2 | Latin | antenna | yard on a ship; antenna in insects etc |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | antitempnā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |