nemat- en · X · etymology 1
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁-der. Ancient Greek νέω (néō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μα (-ma) Ancient Greek νῆμᾰ (nêmă)der. English nemat- Representing νημᾰτ- (nēmăt-), the stem of the Ancient Greek νῆμᾰ (nêmă, “thread”). Compare -nema.
Meanings
- (morpheme) Characteristic of, pertaining to, or possessing a filiform structure.
Deriveds
nematopode · nematocyst · nematoceratous · octonematous · nematogenic · nematoblast · nematophore · nematothecious · nematocalyx · nematoneurose · nematogenous · nematoneurous · nematode · nematozooid · nematofauna · nematocalycine · nematogen · nematognath · nematothecous · nematomorph · nematocyte