Where does “heterotardigrade” come from?
heterotardigrade (English) comes from Translingual Heterotardigrada, from Translingual Tardigrada, from Latin tardigradus, from Latin gradior, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.
heterotardigrade (English): Any tardigrade or similar animal of the class Heterotardigrada
Definitions
- Any tardigrade or similar animal of the class Heterotardigrada
Ancestry of “heterotardigrade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Heterotardigrada | class}} |
| 2 | Translingual | Tardigrada | Tartigrades, water bears, or moss piglets, small, hardy animals found in many kinds of environments |
| 3 | Latin | tardigradus | slowly stepping |
| 4 | Latin | gradior | I step, walk; I advance, go |
| 5 | Latin | gradus | a step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | graðus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰradʰ- | — |