Where does “Kinorhyncha” come from?

Kinorhyncha (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek κινέω, from Latin cilium, from Proto-Italic *keljom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Kinorhyncha (Translingual): phylum

Definitions

  1. phylum

Ancestry of “Kinorhyncha”, step by step

Kinorhyncha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κινέω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκινέωto set in motion, move, remove; to inflect; to...
2Latinciliumeyelid; eyelash
3Proto-Italic*keljom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-yo-m
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Ancient Greek ῥύγχος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥύγχοςsnout, the nose of an animal, muzzle; beak of a...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansrungʰ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-mEvery word from Proto-Italic *keljom
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