Where does “ψαμμοδύτης” come from?

ψαμμοδύτης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δύω, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

ψαμμοδύτης (Ancient Greek): name of a fish that buries itself in the sand (literally sand-diver)

Definitions

  1. name of a fish that buries itself in the sand (literally sand-diver)

Ancestry of “ψαμμοδύτης”, step by step

ψαμμοδύτης traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek δύω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδύωto cause to sink, to plunge; to get into, to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Ancient Greek ψάμμος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekψάμμοςsand; something worthless; metallic ore used by...
2Ancient Greekψάφμος
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Ancient Greek δύω