Etymology

onomatophore

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Today it means: A specimen that serves to bear a taxonomic name, as a type. Full definition →

Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁nómn̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*ónomə
  3. Ancient Greekὀνόμᾰτος (onómătos)
  4. Englishonomato-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  7. Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
  8. Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
  9. English todayonomatophore

From onomato- + -phore.

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