Where does “Aepyornis” come from?
Aepyornis (English) comes from Translingual Aepyornis, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Aepyornis (English): An elephant bird of the genus "Aepyornis"
Definitions
- An elephant bird of the genus "Aepyornis"
Ancestry of “Aepyornis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Aepyornis | †API m; A taxonomic genus within the family... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὄρνις | bird; chicken |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |