Where does “branchiostoma” come from?

branchiostoma (English) comes from Translingual Branchiostoma, from Translingual -stoma, from Ancient Greek στόμα, from Proto-Indo-European stomn̥.

branchiostoma (English): the lancelet

Definitions

  1. the lancelet

Ancestry of “branchiostoma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualBranchiostomagenus|most of the lancelets, small eel-like coastal marine animals related to the vertebrates, but lacking a true head and brain}}
2Translingual-stoma—
3Ancient Greekστόμαmouth; face; The source of a river or stream
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstomn̥—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stomn̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek στόμα →Every word from Translingual -stoma →