Where does “mediotergite” come from?

mediotergite (English) comes from English tergite, from Latin tergum, from Latin tergus, from Proto-Indo-European tragʰ- — to draw, drag.

mediotergite (English): A broad convex area on the posterior end of the...

Definitions

  1. A broad convex area on the posterior end of the...

Ancestry of “mediotergite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtergiteThe dorsal portion of an articulate animal's...
2Latintergumback, rear; surface
3Latintergusback, rear; hide, skin
4Proto-Indo-Europeantragʰ-to draw, drag
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tragʰ- →Every word from Latin tergus →Every word from Latin tergum →