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
- Any primitive arthropod of the subclass...
Ancestry of “merostome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Merostomata | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | στόμα | mouth; face; The source of a river or stream |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | stomn̥ | — |