myEtymology.com: English etymology of ctenophore

Etymology of the English word ctenophore

the English word ctenophore

derived from the Latin word ctenophorus

using the Greek prefix kteno-

using the Greek suffix -phore

derived from the Greek word ktenos, κτῆνος (property; a domestic animal)

The earliest known usage of ctenophore in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English