Etymology

stoma

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Today it means: One of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass. Full definition →

New Latin stoma ← Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma) ← Proto-Hellenic [Term?]
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*steh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*stéh₃mn̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic[Term?]
  4. Ancient Greekστόμα (stóma)
  5. New Latinstoma
  6. English todaystoma

Borrowed from New Latin stoma, from Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).

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