polypite

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der.
Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
Ancient Greek πολυ- (polu-)
Proto-Indo-European *ped-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *pṓdsder.
Ancient Greek πούς (poús)
Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous)bor.
Latin polypusbor.
English polyp
Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.
Proto-Hellenic *-tās
Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der.
Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)bor.
Latin -ītēslbor.
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Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)
Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor.
Latin -ītislbor.
French -iteder.
English -ite
English polypite

    From polyp + -ite.

    Noun

    polypite (plural polypites)

    1. (rare) A fossil polyp
    2. (rare) An individual polyp of a colonial cnidarian
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