Where does “chaetome” come from?

chaetome (English) comes from English chaeta, from Ancient Greek χαίτη, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeh₂it- — curly hair.

chaetome (English): The bristly hairlike appendages growing from the limbs of various mite species, taken as a single bodily organ

Definitions

  1. The bristly hairlike appendages growing from the limbs of various mite species, taken as a single bodily organ

Ancestry of “chaetome”, step by step

chaetome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English chaeta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchaetaA chitinous bristle of an annelid worm
2Ancient Greekχαίτηloose, flowing hair; used especially of back...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeh₂it-curly hair

via English ome

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishomeThe totality of a certain type of biological entity in an organism etc., e.g. the genome or proteome
2LombardÓme—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeh₂it- →Every word from Ancient Greek χαίτη →Every word from English chaeta →