Where does “aposematic” come from?

aposematic (English) comes from English sematic, from Ancient Greek σῆμᾰ — sign; a mark; mark, sign.

aposematic (English): That serves as a warning to predators, as of...

Definitions

  1. That serves as a warning to predators, as of...

Ancestry of “aposematic”, step by step

aposematic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sematic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsematicActing as a sign of danger
2Ancient Greekσῆμᾰsign; a mark; mark, sign

via English apo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishapoIn an inactive, unbound state

Words derived from “aposematic”

Every word from Ancient Greek σῆμᾰ →Every word from English sematic →