Where does “Thaumarchaeota” come from?

Thaumarchaeota (Translingual) comes from Translingual Archaea, from Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖα, from Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος, from Ancient Greek ἀρχή, from Ancient Greek ἄρχω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ergʰ- — to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...

Thaumarchaeota (Translingual): Chemolithoautotrophic ammonia-oxidizers that may play important roles in biogeochemical cycles, such as the nitrogen cycle and the carbon cycle

Definitions

  1. Chemolithoautotrophic ammonia-oxidizers that may play important roles in biogeochemical cycles, such as the nitrogen cycle and the carbon cycle

Ancestry of “Thaumarchaeota”, step by step

Thaumarchaeota traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual Archaea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualArchaeaSingle-celled organisms lacking nuclei, formerly called archaebacteria, but now known to differ fundamentally from bacteria
2Ancient Greekἀρχαῖαneuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
3Ancient GreekἀρχαῖοςPertaining to the beginning; ancient, primeval
4Ancient Greekἀρχήbeginning, origin; sovereignty, dominion,...
5Ancient GreekἄρχωTo begin; To lead, rule, govern, command; To be...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ergʰ-to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...

via Ancient Greek θαῦμα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθαῦμαa wonder, marvel, something strange; the feeling...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₂u-
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₂-

Words derived from “Thaumarchaeota

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ergʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek ἄρχωEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀρχή