Where does “lokiarchaeon” come from?
lokiarchaeon (English) comes from English archaeon, from Translingual Archaea, from Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖα, from Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος, from Ancient Greek ἀρχή, from Ancient Greek ἄρχω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ergʰ- — to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...
lokiarchaeon (English): Any archaeon of the phylum Lokiarchaeota
Definitions
- Any archaeon of the phylum Lokiarchaeota
Ancestry of “lokiarchaeon”, step by step
lokiarchaeon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English archaeon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | archaeon | A member of the kingdom Archaea; an... |
| 2 | Translingual | Archaea | Single-celled organisms lacking nuclei, formerly called archaebacteria, but now known to differ fundamentally from bacteria |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀρχαῖα | neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀρχαῖος | Pertaining to the beginning; ancient, primeval |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀρχή | beginning, origin; sovereignty, dominion,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄρχω | To begin; To lead, rule, govern, command; To be... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ergʰ- | to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,... |
via English Loki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Loki | The god of mischief and trickery; growing progressively evil, he kills Balder, and is bound until Ragnarok, the end of the world |
| 2 | Old Norse | Loki | Loki Norse god |
| 3 | Old Norse | lok | lock, lid; weed, unwanted plant |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |