Where does “teleoconch” come from?

teleoconch (English) comes from English teleo-, from Ancient Greek τέλειος, from Ancient Greek τέλος, from Ancient Greek μέρος, from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros.

teleoconch (English): The portion of a shell of a conchiferan mollusc formed immediately after the larval stage of the life cycle of the organism

Definitions

  1. The portion of a shell of a conchiferan mollusc formed immediately after the larval stage of the life cycle of the organism

Ancestry of “teleoconch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishteleo-end; goal; purpose
2Ancient Greekτέλειοςhaving reached its end, finished; perfect,...
3Ancient Greekτέλοςcompletion, accomplishment, fulfillment,...
4Ancient Greekμέροςpart, component, region; share, portion; one's...
5Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros