Where does “opisthocoelous” come from?

opisthocoelous (English) comes from English opistho-, from Ancient Greek ὄπισθεν, from Ancient Greek -θεν, from Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe — locative suffix.

opisthocoelous (English): concave behind; applied especially to vertebrae...

Definitions

  1. concave behind; applied especially to vertebrae...

Ancestry of “opisthocoelous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishopistho-back, behind, rear
2Ancient Greekὄπισθενbehind, at the back; backwards; in the future,...
3Ancient Greek-θενfrom; also used, like genitive, with prepositions
4Proto-Indo-European*-dʰelocative suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe →Every word from Ancient Greek -θεν →Every word from English opistho- →