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Where does “coenosarc” come from?

coenosarc (English) comes from Ancient Greek σάρξ, from Ancient Greek στέμμα, from Ancient Greek στέφω, from Proto-Hellenic stékʷʰō, from Proto-Indo-European stegʷʰ- — to enlace.

coenosarc (English): Living body held in common by many organisms...

Definitions

  1. Living body held in common by many organisms...

Ancestry of “coenosarc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekσάρξThe material which covers the bones of a...
2Ancient Greekστέμμαwreath, garland, chaplet; pedigrees, family trees
3Ancient GreekστέφωI put around; I encircle, crown, wreath, garland
4Proto-Hellenicstékʷʰō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstegʷʰ-to enlace
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