Where does “opisthomastigote” come from?

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

opisthomastigote (English): A stage in unicellular life-cycle, typically trypanosomes, where the flagellum is posterior of the nucleus, and passes through a groove in the cell body

Definitions

  1. A stage in unicellular life-cycle, typically trypanosomes, where the flagellum is posterior of the nucleus, and passes through a groove in the cell body

Ancestry of “opisthomastigote”, 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- →