Where does “cephalochordate” come from?
cephalochordate (English) comes from English chordate, from Translingual Chordata, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- — bowels, intestines.
cephalochordate (English): Any of the primitive fishlike creatures, of the...
Definitions
- Any of the primitive fishlike creatures, of the...
Ancestry of “cephalochordate”, step by step
cephalochordate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chordate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chordate | A member of the phylum Chordata; numerous animals... |
| 2 | Translingual | Chordata | Chordates; animals having a notochord at some stage of their development, defined as either of |
| 3 | Latin | chorda | cord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χορδή | guts, intestines; string made of gut; string,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *ǵʰerH- | bowels, intestines |
via Latin Cephalochordata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Cephalochordata | — |