Where does “Apicomplexa” come from?

Apicomplexa (Translingual) comes from Latin complexus, from Latin complector, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Apicomplexa (Translingual): Parasitic protozoa having no cilia

Definitions

  1. Parasitic protozoa having no cilia

Ancestry of “Apicomplexa”, step by step

Apicomplexa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin complexus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincomplexusembraced; surrounded; An embrace
2LatincomplectorI embrace or hug; I encircle; I include or...
3Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
4Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
5Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
6Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt
10Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
11Old High Germankuti
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Latin apex

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinapexThe extreme end of a thing; the point, summit, top
2LatinapoI fasten; attach, connect; join, bind
3Proto-Italicapō
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Latin cōn-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-