Where does “opisthosomal” come from?
opisthosomal (English) comes from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
opisthosomal (English): Relating to the opisthosoma
Definitions
- Relating to the opisthosoma
Ancestry of “opisthosomal”, step by step
opisthosomal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English AL
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | AL | Initialism of assembly language; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Dutch | al | all, all of; already; yet |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | al | all, all of; completely; even though, no matter... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | āl | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English opisthosoma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | opisthosoma | The posterior abdomen of the chelicerates |
| 2 | English | Soma | The soma juice, capitalized usually when mentioned in personified, deified form |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सोम | relating to soma; together with उमा; juice,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sáwHmas | soma, haoma |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sówh₂-mo-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sewh₂- | to pour out, rain, to press out, extract |