English
pseudoproct
Pseudoproct comes from Ancient Greek πρωκτός ‘anus’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *preHḱt-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*preHḱt-reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπρωκτόςprōktós‘anus’
- Englishearliest quotation 1865pseudoproct
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*preHḱt-reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπρωκτόςprōktós‘anus’
- Englishearliest quotation 1865pseudoproct
Earliest quotation: 1865, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal : “The pseudostome and pseudoproct become obscure and are shortly…”
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *preHḱt-
Today it means
noun The anal opening on the pseudembryo of an echinoderm.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *preHḱt- / pseudoproct