Where does “hemitergite” come from?

hemitergite (English) comes from English tergite, from Latin tergum, from Latin tergus, from Proto-Indo-European tragʰ- — to draw, drag.

hemitergite (English): Either half of a tergite

Definitions

  1. Either half of a tergite

Ancestry of “hemitergite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtergiteThe dorsal portion of an articulate animal's...
2Latintergumback, rear; surface
3Latintergusback, rear; hide, skin
4Proto-Indo-Europeantragʰ-to draw, drag
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tragʰ- →Every word from Latin tergus →Every word from Latin tergum →
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