Where does “พารามีเซียม” come from?
พารามีเซียม (Thai) comes from English paramecium, from Ancient Greek παραμήκης, from Ancient Greek μῆκος, from Proto-Hellenic mā́kos, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱos — length.
พารามีเซียม (Thai): paramecium
Definitions
- paramecium
Ancestry of “พารามีเซียม”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paramecium | An oval-shaped protozoan organism of the genus... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | παραμήκης | oblong, oval; oval |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μῆκος | length; greatness, magnitude; longitude |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | mā́kos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂ḱos | length |