Where does “Platyhelminthes” come from?

Platyhelminthes (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

Platyhelminthes (Translingual): The flatworms

Definitions

  1. The flatworms

Ancestry of “Platyhelminthes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “Platyhelminthes”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek πλατύς →
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