English
elytriform
From elytron + -iform.
Formed from elytron + -iform
Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥náwti
Proto-Indo-Aryan *wr̥náwti
Sanskrit वृणोति ‘to cover, screen’
Ancient Greek εἰλύω ‘to wrap, enfold, cover’
Ancient Greek ἔλυτρον ‘sheath’
English elytron
Today it means
adj Having the form or structure of an elytron.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / elytriform