Where does “poikilothermic” come from?

poikilothermic (English) comes from English poikilo-, from Ancient Greek ποικίλος, from Ancient Greek ποικιλός, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

poikilothermic (English): Having a body temperature that varies depending...

Definitions

  1. Having a body temperature that varies depending...

Ancestry of “poikilothermic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpoikilo-variegated or variable
2Ancient Greekποικίλοςpied, dappled, worked in various colors,...
3Ancient Greekποικιλόςpied, dappled, worked in various colors, parti-colored
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ποικιλός →Every word from Ancient Greek ποικίλος →