Where does “paraphragma” come from?

paraphragma (English) comes from Ancient Greek φράγμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

paraphragma (English): One of the outer divisions of an endosternite...

Definitions

  1. One of the outer divisions of an endosternite...

Ancestry of “paraphragma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekφράγμαA fence, a screen, a breastwork
2Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
3Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek -μᾰ →Every word from Ancient Greek φράγμα →