Etymograph

English

anaprotaspis

From ana- + protaspis.

Formed from ana- + protaspis

Proto-Hellenic *aná ‘up, upon’

Ancient Greek ἀνά ‘on, up, above, throughout’

English ana-

Ancient Greek ἀσπίς ‘shield’

English protaspis

Today it means

noun The first molt stage of the protaspis.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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