Where does “microarthropod” come from?
microarthropod (English) comes from English arthropod, from New Latin Arthropoda, from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον, from Ancient Greek ἀραρίσκω, from Ancient Greek -σκω, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...
microarthropod (English): A very small arthropod
Definitions
- A very small arthropod
Ancestry of “microarthropod”, step by step
microarthropod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English arthropod
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arthropod | An invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda,... |
| 2 | New Latin | Arthropoda | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄρθρον | joint; limb; articulation |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀραρίσκω | join, fasten; fit together, construct; fit,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σκω | Primitive suffix used to form present-tense... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -sḱéti | Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs... |