English
ancylostoma
Ancylostoma comes from mul-tax Ancylostoma, from Ancient Greek ἀγκύλος ‘curved’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- ‘to bend’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂enk-‘to bend’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀγκύλοςankúlos‘curved’
- mul-taxmodernAncylostoma
- Englishtodayancylostoma
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂enk-‘to bend’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀγκύλοςankúlos‘curved’
- mul-taxmodernAncylostoma
- Englishtodayancylostoma
Formed from ancylo- + stoma
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- ‘to bend’
Today it means
noun Any hookworm of the genus Ancylostoma.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- / ancylostoma