Where does “cestode” come from?
cestode (English) comes from New Latin Cestoda, from Latin cestus, from Latin caestus, from Latin caedō, from Proto-Italic kaidō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.
cestode (English): A parasitic flatworm of the class Cestoda; a...
Definitions
- A parasitic flatworm of the class Cestoda; a...
Ancestry of “cestode”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | New Latin | Cestoda | — |
| 2 | Latin | cestus | a girdle, tie, band or strap worn around the... |
| 3 | Latin | caestus | a type of boxing glove made from a strap of... |
| 4 | Latin | caedō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kaidō | to cut, to hew, to fell |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂id- | — |
Words derived from “cestode”