Where does “merostome” come from?

merostome (English) comes from Translingual Merostomata, from Ancient Greek στόμα, from Proto-Indo-European stomn̥.

merostome (English): Any primitive arthropod of the subclass...

Definitions

  1. Any primitive arthropod of the subclass...

Ancestry of “merostome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualMerostomataclass
2Ancient Greekστόμαmouth; face; The source of a river or stream
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstomn̥—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stomn̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek στόμα →Every word from Translingual Merostomata →