Where does “metastriate” come from?
metastriate (English) comes from English striate, from Latin striatum, from Latin strio, from Latin stria, from Latin vascularis, from Latin vāsculum, from Latin -culum, from Proto-Italic -klom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
metastriate (English): Describing ticks (of the order Ixodida) in which the anal groove of the adult is behind the anus
Definitions
- Describing ticks (of the order Ixodida) in which the anal groove of the adult is behind the anus
Ancestry of “metastriate”, step by step
metastriate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English striate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | striate | To mark something with striations; striated;... |
| 2 | Latin | striatum | nominative neuter singular of striātus;... |
| 3 | Latin | strio | to groove |
| 4 | Latin | stria | A furrow, channel, groove, hollow; Alternative... |
| 5 | Latin | vascularis | vascular |
| 6 | Latin | vāsculum | a small vessel or container |
| 7 | Latin | -culum | nominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |