Etymology of the English word schistosome
the English word
schistosomederived from the New Latin word
Schistosomaderived from the Greek word
schistos, σχιστός
derived from the Greek word
schizein, σχίζω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*skei-using the New Latin suffix
-somaDate
The earliest known usage of schistosome in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
