Where does “rhizostome” come from?

rhizostome (English) comes from Translingual Rhizostoma, from Translingual -stoma, from Ancient Greek στόμα, from Proto-Indo-European stomn̥.

rhizostome (English): Any member of the Rhizostomata

Definitions

  1. Any member of the Rhizostomata

Ancestry of “rhizostome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualRhizostomagenus
2Translingual-stoma—
3Ancient Greekστόμαmouth; face; The source of a river or stream
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstomn̥—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stomn̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek στόμα →Every word from Translingual -stoma →