Etymology

paratergum

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Today it means: A keel-like sideward extension of a tergite, found in flat-backed millipedes. Full definition →

English tergum ← Latin tergum ← Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pərai
  4. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ- (pără-)
  6. Englishpara-
  7. Latintergum
  8. Englishtergum
  9. English todayparatergum

From para- + tergum.

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