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.
paramecium (English): An oval-shaped protozoan organism of the genus...
Definitions
- An oval-shaped protozoan organism of the genus...
Ancestry of “paramecium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | παραμήκης | oblong, oval; oval |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μῆκος | length; greatness, magnitude; longitude |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | mā́kos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂ḱos | — |