Etymology of the English word somite
the English word
somitederived from the English word
somaderived from the Latin word
somaderived from the Greek word
soma, σῶμα (body; the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*teuə-derived from the Greek word
somaderived from the Greek word
suffix -ite (indicating origin)
using the English suffix
-iteDate
The earliest known usage of somite in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
