Where does “distiflagellum” come from?
distiflagellum (English) comes from English flagellum, from Latin flagellum, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
distiflagellum (English): The portion of an insect's antenna that is farthest from the body; the outermost segment of the flagellum
Definitions
- The portion of an insect's antenna that is farthest from the body; the outermost segment of the flagellum
Ancestry of “distiflagellum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flagellum | In protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed... |
| 2 | Latin | flagellum | whip, lash, scourge; whip for driving animals;... |
| 3 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |