Where does “leptomonad” come from?

leptomonad (English) comes from English monad, from Latin monas, from Ancient Greek μονάς, from Translingual Chlamydomonas, from Ancient Greek χλαμύς, from Ancient Greek σαῦρος, from Ancient Greek σαύρα — lizard.

leptomonad (English): Any trypanosomatid of the genus Leptomonas

Definitions

  1. Any trypanosomatid of the genus Leptomonas

Ancestry of “leptomonad”, step by step

leptomonad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English monad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonadAn ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point;...
2Latinmonasthe number one; unity
3Ancient Greekμονάςalone, solitary, isolated; special feminine form...
4TranslingualChlamydomonasgenus
5Ancient Greekχλαμύςcloak, robe, mantle
6Ancient GreekσαῦροςAlternative form of σαύρᾱ; horse mackerel
7Ancient Greekσαύραlizard

via Translingual Leptomonas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualLeptomonasgenus

Words derived from “leptomonad

Every word from Ancient Greek σαύρα