Where does “metastomium” come from?

metastomium (English) comes from English meta, from Latin mēta, from Proto-West Germanic mōtijan, from Proto-Germanic mōtijaną, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

metastomium (English): That portion of the head of an annelid situated behind the mouth

Definitions

  1. That portion of the head of an annelid situated behind the mouth

Ancestry of “metastomium”, step by step

metastomium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English meta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmetaSelf-referential; structured analogously, but at...
2Latinmētacone, pyramid
3Proto-West Germanicmōtijanto meet
4Proto-Germanicmōtijanąto meet, encounter
5Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via English stomium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstomiumThe region of a sporangium where dehiscence takes...
2Ancient Greekστόμιονsmall mouth
3Ancient Greekστόμαmouth; face; The source of a river or stream
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstomn̥—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtijaną →