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Where does “siphonostomatous” come from?

siphonostomatous (English) comes from English -stomatous, from English stomatous, from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald.

siphonostomatous (English): Having the front edge of the aperture of the...

Definitions

  1. Having the front edge of the aperture of the...

Ancestry of “siphonostomatous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-stomatous—
2EnglishstomatousHaving a stoma
3Englishousplural of ou
4EnglishouA probably extinct species of Hawaiian...
5AfrikaansouAn old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of...
6Dutchoudold
7Middle Dutchoutold
8Old Dutchald—
9Proto-West Germanicaldold
10Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →