Where does “inferobranchiate” come from?
inferobranchiate (English) comes from English branchiate, from New Latin branchiatus, from Latin -atus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
inferobranchiate (English): Having the gills on the sides of the body, under...
Definitions
- Having the gills on the sides of the body, under...
Ancestry of “inferobranchiate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | branchiate | Furnished with branchiae |
| 2 | New Latin | branchiatus | having gills |
| 3 | Latin | -atus | -ed, -ate, -like; Form of -tus appended to nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |