Etymograph

English

holostome

From holo- (“whole”) + -stome (“mouth”).

Formed from holo- ‘whole’ + -stome ‘mouth’

Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- ‘whole’

Proto-Indo-European *solh₂wós

Ancient Greek ὅλος ‘whole, entire’

English holo-

Today it means

noun An adult digenetic trematode with a portion of its ventral surface modified to be a complex adhesive organ.

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

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