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Where does “chaeta” come from?
chaeta (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek χαίτη, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeh₂it- — curly hair.
Ancestry of “chaeta”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ancient Greek
χαίτη
loose, flowing hair; used especially of back...
2
Proto-Indo-European
gʰeh₂it-
curly hair
Words derived from “chaeta”
oligarchy
Oligocene
oligarchic
oligarchical
oligarch
oligarchically
oligarchal
oligophrenia
oligarchism
oligarchize
ὀλίγος
chaeto-
olig-
oligo-
oligo-
ὀλιγάρχης
олигарх
λίγος
олига́рх
ὀλιγοψυχέω
ὀλιγόπιστος
oligo-
Oligozän
oligo-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeh₂it- →
Every word from Ancient Greek χαίτη →