Where does “scleritome” come from?
scleritome (English) comes from English Tomé, from Middle French tome, from Latin tomus, from Ancient Greek τόμος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
scleritome (English): The scaly armour of some annelid worms such as...
Definitions
- The scaly armour of some annelid worms such as...
Ancestry of “scleritome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Tomé | — |
| 2 | Middle French | tome | — |
| 3 | Latin | tomus | a section of a larger work; a volume |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τόμος | slice, piece; piece of land; frustum |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ός | — |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |