English

endofauna

From endo- + fauna.

Formed from endo- + fauna

Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm ‘inside’

Proto-Hellenic *éndon

Ancient Greek ἔνδον ‘inner’

English endo-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₂w-

New Latin Faunus ‘god of forests and herdsmen’

New Latin fauna

English fauna

Today it means

noun Animals from outside of an organism's immediate environment.

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

Etymograph / endofauna