English
anapsid
Anapsid comes from Ancient Greek ἁψίς ‘arch’, from ᾰ̔́πτω ‘to fasten to’, and ultimately from Proto-Hellenic *áptō.
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*áptōreconstructedearlier origin unknown
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̔́πτω‘to fasten to’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἁψίςhapsís‘arch’
- Englishearliest quotation 2012anapsid
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*áptōreconstructedearlier origin unknown
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̔́πτω‘to fasten to’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἁψίςhapsís‘arch’
- Englishearliest quotation 2012anapsid
Earliest quotation: 2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings: “The anapsid skull: snub-nosed like an artillery shell, shockingly…”
Linked words
through Proto-Hellenic *áptō
synaptic, haptic, synapse, 16 more
through Ancient Greek ἁψίς ‘arch’
Today it means
adj Pertaining to the group of reptiles whose skulls do not have openings near the temples, originally considered as a specific subclass
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Hellenic *áptō / anapsid