Etymology of the English word brachiopod
the English word
brachiopodderived from the New Latin word
Brachiopodaderived from the Latin word
bracchium (arm; lower arm, forearm)
derived from the Greek word
brachion, βραχίων
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mregh-u-using the New Latin suffix
-podaDate
The earliest known usage of brachiopod in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
