Etymology

chaeta

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Today it means: A chitinous bristle of an annelid worm. Full definition →

Ancient Greek χαίτη
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχαίτη“crest, mane, flowing hair, foliage”
  2. English todaychaeta

From Ancient Greek χαίτη (khaítē, “crest, mane, flowing hair, foliage”).

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