Etymology

protaspis

prot·as·pis
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Today it means: A stage in the development of a trilobite where the creature has not yet developed articulated segments. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀσπίς
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀσπίς“shield”
  2. English todayprotaspis

From prot- + aspis (from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield”)).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀσπίς all →

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