Where does “pleustonic” come from?
pleustonic (English) comes from English pleuston, from Ancient Greek πλεῦσις, from Ancient Greek πλέω, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
pleustonic (English): Relating to the pleuston
Ancestry of “pleustonic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pleuston | The organisms that live floating at the surface... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πλεῦσις | sailing |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πλέω | sail; float |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |