Etymograph

English

malacostracology

Malacostracology comes from Ancient Greek ὄστρακον ‘clay pot’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὄστρακονóstrakon‘clay pot’
  2. Englishtodaymalacostracology

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὄστρακονóstrakon‘clay pot’
  2. Englishtodaymalacostracology

Formed from malac-

Ancient Greek μαλακός ‘soft’

English malac-

Linked words

through Ancient Greek ὄστρακον ‘clay pot’

ostracism, 4 more

Today it means

noun carcinology, the study of crustaceans

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

Etymograph / Ancient Greek ὄστρακον / malacostracology

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