Etymology

oedymerous

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Today it means: Of certain Thysanoptera, having strongly thickened forelegs. Full definition →

English [Term?] ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)
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  1. Ancient Greekοἰδέω (oidéō)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)mer-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*(s)méros
  4. Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros
  5. Ancient Greekμέρος (méros)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  8. English[Term?]
  9. English todayoedymerous

From Ancient Greek οἰδέω (oidéō, “I swell”) + -merous.

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