Where does “ovipositor” come from?

ovipositor (English) comes from Latin positor — one who deposits.

ovipositor (English): A tubular protruding organ for laying eggs

Definitions

  1. A tubular protruding organ for laying eggs

Ancestry of “ovipositor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpositorone who deposits
Every word from Latin positor