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Where does “ectoperitrophic” come from?

ectoperitrophic (English) comes from English peritrophic, from English peri, from Ottoman Turkish پری, from Persian پری, from Persian پر, from Middle Persian purr, from Proto-Iranian pr̥Hnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás — to fill.

ectoperitrophic (English): Outside the peritrophic membrane

Definitions

  1. Outside the peritrophic membrane

Ancestry of “ectoperitrophic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperitrophicDescribing a tubular chitinous sheath that lines...
2EnglishperiA sprite or supernatural being
3Ottoman Turkishپری—
4Persianپریsprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian...
5Persianپرfull; feather; wing
6Middle Persianpurr—
7Proto-Iranianpr̥Hnáhfull, filled
8Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥Hnásfull, filled
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
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