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Where does “miracidium” come from?

miracidium (English) comes from Ancient Greek μειράκιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

miracidium (English): A free-living motile form of a trematode, covered...

Definitions

  1. A free-living motile form of a trematode, covered...

Ancestry of “miracidium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμειράκιον—
2Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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