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

  1. paramecium

Ancestry of “พารามีเซียม”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishparameciumAn oval-shaped protozoan organism of the genus...
2Ancient Greekπαραμήκηςoblong, oval; oval
3Ancient Greekμῆκοςlength; greatness, magnitude; longitude
4Proto-Hellenicmā́kos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂ḱoslength
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱosEvery word from Proto-Hellenic mā́kosEvery word from Ancient Greek μῆκος