Where does “brachiopod” come from?
brachiopod (English) comes from Translingual Brachiopoda, from Translingual brachio-, from New Latin brachio-, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.
brachiopod (English): Any of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum...
Definitions
- Any of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum...
Ancestry of “brachiopod”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Brachiopoda | phylum |
| 2 | Translingual | brachio- | Branched; Arm |
| 3 | New Latin | brachio- | — |
| 4 | Latin | bracchium | forearm; arm; limb of an animal |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βραχίων | the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βραχύς | short, brief; short, small, little; few |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |