Where does “pleuston” come from?

pleuston (English) comes from Ancient Greek πλεῦσις, from Ancient Greek πλέω, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

pleuston (English): The organisms that live floating at the surface...

Definitions

  1. The organisms that live floating at the surface...

Ancestry of “pleuston”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλεῦσιςsailing
2Ancient Greekπλέωsail; float
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “pleuston”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Ancient Greek πλέω →Every word from Ancient Greek πλεῦσις →