Where does “tocostome” come from?

tocostome (English) comes from English toco-, from Ancient Greek τόκος, from Ancient Greek τίκτω, from Proto-Hellenic tíktō, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

tocostome (English): An egg-laying orifice

Definitions

  1. An egg-laying orifice

Ancestry of “tocostome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtoco-Relating to childbirth
2Ancient Greekτόκοςchildbirth, parturition; offspring; interest
3Ancient GreekτίκτωI beget, give birth to; I bear, produce, generate
4Proto-Hellenictíktōto beget
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tíktō →Every word from Ancient Greek τίκτω →