Where does “paramecium” come from?

paramecium (English) comes from Ancient Greek παραμήκης, from Ancient Greek μῆκος, from Proto-Hellenic mā́kos, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱos — length.

paramecium (English): An oval-shaped protozoan organism of the genus...

Definitions

  1. An oval-shaped protozoan organism of the genus...

Ancestry of “paramecium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαραμήκηςoblong, oval; oval
2Ancient Greekμῆκοςlength; greatness, magnitude; longitude
3Proto-Hellenicmā́kos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂ḱoslength

Words derived from “paramecium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic mā́kos →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆκος →