Where does “metacestode” come from?
metacestode (English) comes from English cestode, from New Latin Cestoda, from Latin cestus, from Latin caestus, from Latin caedō, from Proto-Italic kaidō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.
metacestode (English): The larval stage of a tapeworm
Definitions
- The larval stage of a tapeworm
Ancestry of “metacestode”, step by step
metacestode traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cestode
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cestode | A parasitic flatworm of the class Cestoda; a... |
| 2 | New Latin | Cestoda | — |
| 3 | Latin | cestus | a girdle, tie, band or strap worn around the... |
| 4 | Latin | caestus | a type of boxing glove made from a strap of... |
| 5 | Latin | caedō | to cut, hew, fell |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaidō | to cut, to hew, to fell |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂id- | — |