Etymology of the English word euphausiid
the English word
euphausiidderived from the New Latin word
Euphausiaceausing the Greek prefix
pha-derived from the New Latin word
Euphausiausing the New Latin prefix
eu-derived from the Greek prefix
eu-, εὐ-
derived from the Greek word
eusderived from the Greek word
phausis, ϕαῦσις
Date
The earliest known usage of euphausiid in English dates from the 19th century.
