Where does “Branchiostoma” come from?

Branchiostoma (Translingual) comes from Translingual -stoma, from Ancient Greek στόμα, from Proto-Indo-European stomn̥.

Branchiostoma (Translingual): genus|most of the lancelets, small eel-like coastal marine animals related to the vertebrates, but lacking a true head and brain}}

Definitions

  1. genus|most of the lancelets, small eel-like coastal marine animals related to the vertebrates, but lacking a true head and brain}}

Ancestry of “Branchiostoma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingual-stoma
2Ancient Greekστόμαmouth; face; The source of a river or stream
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstomn̥

Words derived from “Branchiostoma

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stomn̥Every word from Ancient Greek στόμαEvery word from Translingual -stoma
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