Etymology of the French word brachiopodes
the French word
brachiopodesderived from the New Latin word
brachium (arm; arm; lower arm, forearm)
derived from the Latin word
bracchium (arm; lower arm, forearm)
derived from the Greek word
brachion, βραχίων
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mregh-u-using the Latin suffix
-podeDate
The earliest known usage of brachiopodes in French dates from the 19th century.
