Where does “thaumarcheotal” come from?
thaumarcheotal (English) comes from Translingual Thaumarchaeota, from Translingual Archaea, from Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖα, from Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος, from Ancient Greek ἀρχή, from Ancient Greek ἄρχω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ergʰ- — to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...
thaumarcheotal (English): Relating to organisms of the phylum...
Definitions
- Relating to organisms of the phylum...
Ancestry of “thaumarcheotal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Thaumarchaeota | — |
| 2 | Translingual | Archaea | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀρχαῖα | neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀρχαῖος | Pertaining to the beginning; ancient, primeval |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀρχή | beginning, origin; sovereignty, dominion,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄρχω | To begin; To lead, rule, govern, command; To be... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ergʰ- | to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,... |