Where does “deuterostoma” come from?
deuterostoma (Italian) comes from Italian deutero-, from Ancient Greek δεύτερος, from Proto-Indo-European dews- — to lack, need, require.
deuterostoma (Italian): deuterostome
Ancestry of “deuterostoma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | deutero- | deutero- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δεύτερος | second of two; second, next, another |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dews- | to lack, need, require |