Etymology of the English word eurypterid
the English word
eurypteridderived from the Latin word
Eurypteridaderived from the Greek word
pteron, πτερόν
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pet-using the New Latin prefix
eury-derived from the Greek prefix
euru-derived from the Greek word
eurus, εὐρύς
using the Greek prefix
eury-Date
The earliest known usage of eurypterid in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
