Etymology of the English word cladoceran
the English word
cladoceranderived from the Latin word
Cladoceraderived from the Greek word
keras, κέρας (horn; a horn )
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ker-derived from the Greek word
klados, κλάδος (a twig or bough (as if broken off))
using the New Latin prefix
clado-using the New Latin suffix
-ceraDate
The earliest known usage of cladoceran in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
