phasmid

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromφάσμα“apparition, phantom”
2. English todayphasmid

From Latin phasma (“apparition, specter, phantom”) + -id (nominal suffix), from Ancient Greek φάσμα (phásma, “apparition, phantom”).

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from 19th c. Any insect of the order Phasmida: a leaf insect or walking stick (stick insect).
• from 20th c. Either of the two caudal chemoreceptors in some nematodes.