English
alloscutum
Alloscutum comes from Ancient Greek ἄλλος ‘other’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-‘beyond, other’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂élyos‘other, another’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄλλοςállos‘other’
- Englishearliest quotation 2008alloscutum
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-‘beyond, other’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂élyos‘other, another’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄλλοςállos‘other’
- Englishearliest quotation 2008alloscutum
Earliest quotation: 2008, Heinz Mehlhorn, Encyclopedia of Parasitology: “Powerful muscle groups are also present in the alloscutum…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘beyond, other’
as, all, old, adult, el, ultimate, element, ultra, elder, alter, ellen, ou, qualification, outrage, altitude, altar, alt, alumni, abolish, alpine, adolescent, alias, alto, alienation, proletariat, retaliate, auld, alimony, ulterior, alienate, alp, alum, inalienable, exalt, foetal, althea, aad, eld, altimeter, coalesce, 58 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos ‘other, another’
else, alien, alternate, adultery, altercation, alibi, altruism, alternation, 32 more
through Ancient Greek ἄλλος ‘other’
Today it means
noun the flexible part of the dorsal body wall behind the rigid scutum in a hard tick, particularly a female — the alloscutum is the part of the body wall that must stretch to accommodate the blood that the tick swallows when it engorges in preparation for laying eggs.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- / alloscutum