English
idiosoma
Idiosoma comes from Ancient Greek σῶμα ‘body’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσῶμαsôma‘body’
- Englishtodayidiosoma
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσῶμαsôma‘body’
- Englishtodayidiosoma
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- ‘to swell’
butter, tumor, tomb, tumour, truffle, tumultuous, tuff, trifle, tumult, tyrosine, tuber, turgid, tufa, madrasa, 42 more
through Ancient Greek σῶμα ‘body’
Today it means
noun The posterior portion of the body of a mite.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek σῶμα / idiosoma