English

histotaphonomy

From histo- + taphonomy.

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’

Ancient Greek ῐ̔στός ‘web, tissue’

Ancient Greek θᾰ́πτω ‘to honour with funeral rites’

Ancient Greek τάφος ‘grave’

Today it means

noun histological taphonomy

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

Etymograph / histotaphonomy