Where does “cheilostome” come from?

cheilostome (English) comes from Translingual Cheilostomata, from Ancient Greek στόμα, from Proto-Indo-European stomn̥.

cheilostome (English): Any bryozoan of the order Cheilostomata

Definitions

  1. Any bryozoan of the order Cheilostomata

Ancestry of “cheilostome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCheilostomataorder
2Ancient Greekστόμαmouth; face; The source of a river or stream
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstomn̥—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stomn̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek στόμα →Every word from Translingual Cheilostomata →