Where does “myrmecochore” come from?

myrmecochore (English) comes from English myrmeco-, from Ancient Greek μύρμηξ, from Proto-Indo-European morwi- — ant.

myrmecochore (English): Any myrmecochorous plant or its seed / fruit

Definitions

  1. Any myrmecochorous plant or its seed / fruit

Ancestry of “myrmecochore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmyrmeco-ant
2Ancient Greekμύρμηξant; a beast of prey in India
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmorwi-ant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morwi- →Every word from Ancient Greek μύρμηξ →Every word from English myrmeco- →