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
- A fish with a bladder open to its esophagus
Ancestry of “physostome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | physo- | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φῦσα | pair of bellows; smithies; bladder; pouch of the... |
| 3 | Finnish | pus- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |