Where does “nudibranch” come from?

nudibranch (English) comes from Translingual Nudibranchia, from Latin nūdus, from Proto-Italic nogʷedos, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷedós, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nudibranch (English): Any sea slug; specifically the animals belonging...

Definitions

  1. Any sea slug; specifically the animals belonging...

Ancestry of “nudibranch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualNudibranchiaorder
2Latinnūdusunclothed, nude, naked
3Proto-Italicnogʷedosnaked
4Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷedós
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European nogʷedósEvery word from Proto-Italic nogʷedos
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