Where does “Pentastomida” come from?

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

Pentastomida (Translingual): tongue worms

Definitions

  1. tongue worms

Ancestry of “Pentastomida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPentastomaCertain species resembling tongueworms
2Translingual-stoma—
3Ancient Greekστόμαmouth; face; The source of a river or stream
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstomn̥—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stomn̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek στόμα →Every word from Translingual -stoma →