Where does “leptocercous” come from?

leptocercous (English) comes from English lepto-, from Ancient Greek λεπτός, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

leptocercous (English): Having a single, long caudal filament or tail spine

Definitions

  1. Having a single, long caudal filament or tail spine

Ancestry of “leptocercous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlepto-thin, fine, narrow, slender; lepton
2Ancient Greekλεπτόςpeeled, husked; fine-grained; thin, lean
3Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
4Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Ancient Greek -τός →Every word from Ancient Greek λεπτός →