Where does “cephalothorax” come from?

cephalothorax (English) comes from English thorax, from Latin thōrax, from Ancient Greek θώραξ — corselet; linen jerkin; coat of mail, cuirass.

cephalothorax (English): The fused head and thorax of spiders and...

Definitions

  1. The fused head and thorax of spiders and...

Ancestry of “cephalothorax”, step by step

cephalothorax traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English thorax

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthoraxThe region of the mammalian body between the neck...
2Latinthōraxchest, thorax
3Ancient Greekθώραξcorselet; linen jerkin; coat of mail, cuirass

via French thorax

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchthoraxthorax
Every word from Ancient Greek θώραξ →Every word from Latin thōrax →Every word from English thorax →