Where does “metamonad” come from?
metamonad (English) comes from English monad, from Latin monas, from Ancient Greek μονάς, from Translingual Chlamydomonas, from Ancient Greek χλαμύς, from Ancient Greek σαῦρος, from Ancient Greek σαύρα — lizard.
metamonad (English): Any of a large group of flagellate...
Definitions
- Any of a large group of flagellate...
Ancestry of “metamonad”, step by step
metamonad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English monad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | monad | An ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point;... |
| 2 | Latin | monas | the number one; unity |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μονάς | alone, solitary, isolated; special feminine form... |
| 4 | Translingual | Chlamydomonas | genus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χλαμύς | cloak, robe, mantle |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σαῦρος | Alternative form of σαύρᾱ; horse mackerel |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σαύρα | lizard |