Where does “Opisthorchiata” come from?

Opisthorchiata (Translingual) comes from Translingual Opisthorchis, from Ancient Greek ὄπισθεν, from Ancient Greek -θεν, from Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe — locative suffix.

Opisthorchiata (Translingual): suborder

Definitions

  1. suborder

Ancestry of “Opisthorchiata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualOpisthorchisgenus
2Ancient Greekὄπισθενbehind, at the back; backwards; in the future,...
3Ancient Greek-θενfrom; also used, like genitive, with prepositions
4Proto-Indo-European*-dʰelocative suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe