Where does “haptonema” come from?

haptonema (English) comes from English hapto-, from Ancient Greek ἅπτω, from Proto-Hellenic *áptō.

haptonema (English): In haptophytes, a peg-like organelle attached...

Definitions

  1. In haptophytes, a peg-like organelle attached...

Ancestry of “haptonema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhapto-attachment or binding; adhesion
2Ancient Greekἅπτωto kindle, set on fire, fasten fire to; to fasten...
3Proto-Hellenic*áptō—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *áptō →Every word from Ancient Greek ἅπτω →Every word from English hapto- →
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