Where does “citostoma” come from?

citostoma (Italian) comes from Italian cito-, from Ancient Greek κύτος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

citostoma (Italian): cytostome

Definitions

  1. cytostome

Ancestry of “citostoma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancito-cyto-
2Ancient Greekκύτοςa hollow; any vessel; e.g. a jar, an urn, a vase,...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύτος →Every word from Italian cito- →
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