Where does “physostome” come from?

physostome (English) comes from English physo-, from Ancient Greek φῦσα, from Finnish pus-, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

physostome (English): A fish with a bladder open to its esophagus

Definitions

  1. A fish with a bladder open to its esophagus

Ancestry of “physostome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishphyso-A combining form meaning “bladder,” used in the formation of compound words
2Ancient Greekφῦσαpair of bellows; smithies; bladder; pouch of the...
3Finnishpus-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Finnish pus- →Every word from Ancient Greek φῦσα →