Etymology

euchelicerate

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Today it means: Any arthropod of the taxonomic group Euchelicerata Full definition →

English chelicerate ← Ancient Greek εὖ (eû) ← Proto-Hellenic *ehu-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wésus?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁su-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*ehu-
  6. Ancient Greekἐΰς (eǘs)
  7. Ancient Greekεὖ (eû)
  8. Englisheu-
  9. Englishchelicerate
  10. English todayeuchelicerate

From eu- + chelicerate.

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