Where does “thoracomere” come from?

thoracomere (English) comes from English -mere, from Ancient Greek μέρος, from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros.

thoracomere (English): A somite of the thorax of a crustacean

Definitions

  1. A somite of the thorax of a crustacean

Ancestry of “thoracomere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-mereForming nouns with the sense of part, segment
2Ancient Greekμέροςpart, component, region; share, portion; one's...
3Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros
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