Where does “spirotrich” come from?

spirotrich (English) comes from English spiro-, from English ‐o‐, from Latin ‐o‐, from Ancient Greek -ό-.

spirotrich (English): Any of a large and distinctive group of ciliate protozoa, of the class Spirotrichea, typically with prominent oral cilia in the form of a series of polykinetids, called the adoral zone of membranelles, beginning anterior to the oral cavity and running down to the left side of the mouth

Definitions

Any of a large and distinctive group of ciliate protozoa, of the class Spirotrichea, typically with prominent oral cilia in the form of a series of polykinetids, called the adoral zone of membranelles, beginning anterior to the oral cavity and running down to the left side of the mouth

Ancestry of “spirotrich”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	spiro-	spiral, helix; respiration; spiro compound
2	English	‐o‐	—
3	Latin	‐o‐	—
4	Ancient Greek	-ό-	—

Every word from Ancient Greek -ό- →