English
acanthocephalan
Acanthocephalan comes from Ancient Greek κεφαλή ‘head’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-l̥.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰebʰ-l̥‘head’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kʰepʰəlā́reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκεφαλήkephalḗ‘head’
- Englishearliest quotation 1970acanthocephalan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰebʰ-l̥‘head’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kʰepʰəlā́reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκεφαλήkephalḗ‘head’
- Englishearliest quotation 1970acanthocephalan
Earliest quotation: 1970, D. W. T. Crompton, An Ecological Approach to Acanthocephalan Physiology: “That discussion of fish intestines is justified because many…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ- ‘to give’
through Ancient Greek κεφαλή ‘head’
Today it means
noun Any of parasitic intestinal worms comprising the phylum Acanthocephala.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-l̥ / acanthocephalan