Where does “ectostylid” come from?

ectostylid (English) comes from English ecto-, from Ancient Greek ἐκτός, from Ancient Greek γνάθος, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₂dʰ-os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₂dʰ-.

ectostylid (English): A stylid between the protoconid and the...

Definitions

  1. A stylid between the protoconid and the...

Ancestry of “ectostylid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishecto-outside
2Ancient Greekἐκτόςwithout, outside, out; external, strange, vulgar;...
3Ancient Greekγνάθοςjaw; point, edge; type of stone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₂dʰ-os
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₂dʰ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₂dʰ-Every word from English ecto-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₂dʰ-os
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