Where does “pinnothere” come from?

pinnothere (English) comes from Latin pīnotērēs, from Ancient Greek πινοτήρης, from Ancient Greek πίνη, from Ancient Greek τηρέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

pinnothere (English): A small crab of the genus Pinnotheres, which live...

Definitions

  1. A small crab of the genus Pinnotheres, which live...

Ancestry of “pinnothere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpīnotērēshermit crab
2Ancient Greekπινοτήρης
3Ancient Greekπίνηpen shell; pearl shell, pearl
4Ancient Greekτηρέωto watch over, take care of, guard; to have an...
5Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
6Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Ancient Greek -έωEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti