Where does “poikilothermal” come from?

poikilothermal (English) comes from English thermal, from French thermal, from New Latin thermalis, from Ancient Greek Θέρμη, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.

poikilothermal (English): poikilothermic

Definitions

  1. poikilothermic

Ancestry of “poikilothermal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthermalA column of rising air in the lower atmosphere...
2Frenchthermalthermal
3New Latinthermalis
4Ancient GreekΘέρμηTherma, Macedonia, Greece
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗrEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-Every word from Ancient Greek Θέρμη
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