Where does “deuterostome” come from?
deuterostome (English) comes from Translingual Deuterostomia, from Ancient Greek στόμα, from Proto-Indo-European stomn̥.
deuterostome (English): any animal, of the subphylum Deuterostomia, in...
Definitions
- any animal, of the subphylum Deuterostomia, in...
Ancestry of “deuterostome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Deuterostomia | Animals of phylum Chordata and certain others that share certain features of embryonic development |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | στόμα | mouth; face; The source of a river or stream |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | stomn̥ | — |