Etymograph

English

leptomonad

Leptomonad comes from mul Leptomonas.

  1. mulmodernLeptomonas
  2. Englishtodayleptomonad

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. mulmodernLeptomonas
  2. Englishtodayleptomonad

Formed from lepto- + μονάς

Ancient Greek λέπω ‘I peel’

Ancient Greek λεπτός ‘thin’

English lepto-

Today it means

noun Any trypanosomatid of the genus Leptomonas

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

Etymograph / mul Leptomonas / leptomonad