Where does “Comatulida” come from?

Comatulida (Translingual) comes from Translingual Comatula, from Latin comatulus, from Latin coma, from Ancient Greek κόμη, from Latin κομεω — to care for.

Comatulida (Translingual): order

Definitions

  1. order

Ancestry of “Comatulida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualComatulagenus|certain feather stars, that, when young, are fixed by a stem to a surface, when adult, are detached and cling to seaweeds, etc., by their dorsal cirri}}
2Latincomatulushaving hair neatly curled
3LatincomaThe hair of the head; foliage
4Ancient Greekκόμηhair of the head
5Latinκομεωto care for
Every word from Latin κομεωEvery word from Ancient Greek κόμηEvery word from Latin coma
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