coccolithophore

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκόκκος“grain, seed”
2. English todaycoccolithophore

From Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”) + φόρος (phóros, “carry”); this compound references how the phytoplanktonic organism's life cycle results in the depositing of its microscopic seed-like calcic exoskeleton, forming calcite.

Words from the same roots