English
heterokontophyte
From heterokont + -o- + -phyte (“plant”).
Formed from heterokont + -o- + -phyte ‘plant’
Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom ‘pointed tool’
Proto-Hellenic *kéntron
Ancient Greek κέντρον ‘centre’
Ancient Greek κοντός ‘pole’
English heterokont
Today it means
noun Any heterokont alga
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / heterokontophyte