myEtymology.com: English etymology of cenospecies

Etymology of the English word cenospecies

the English word cenospecies

derived from the Greek word koinos, κοινός (common; shared by all or several, or (ceremonially) profane; common; shared by all or several, or profane)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)

derived from the Greek word species

derived from the English word ceno-

derived from the English word species

derived from the Late Latin word species (sight, appearance, show)

derived from the Latin word specere (to look at; look at, see)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *spek-

Date

The earliest known usage of cenospecies in English dates from the 20th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English