Etymology

malacoderm

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Today it means: One of a former tribe of beetles (Malacodermata), with a soft and flexible body. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μαλακός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromμαλακός“soft”
  2. English todaymalacoderm

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft”) + -derm.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekμαλακός all →

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