Etymology

chaeto-

Today it means: chaeta (“chitinous bristle”). Full definition →

Ancient Greek χαίτη
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The story

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

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form; see English chaeta and New Latin chaeta, from Ancient Greek χαίτη (khaítē, “crest, mane, flowing hair, foliage”). By surface analysis, chaet- + -o-.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekχαίτη all →

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