Where does “cestoidean” come from?
cestoidean (English) comes from Translingual Cestoidea, from Translingual -oidea, from Latin -oideus — resembling.
cestoidean (English): One of the Cestoidea
Ancestry of “cestoidean”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Cestoidea | — |
| 2 | Translingual | -oidea | -like, -oid; resembling |
| 3 | Latin | -oideus | resembling |