Where does “Atherton ctenotus” come from?

Atherton ctenotus (English) comes from English Atherton, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Atherton ctenotus (English): Ctenotus monticola, a species of skink in the genus Ctenotus

Definitions

  1. Ctenotus monticola, a species of skink in the genus Ctenotus

Ancestry of “Atherton ctenotus”, step by step

Atherton ctenotus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Atherton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAthertonA placename
2Old Englishtūnenclosure, yard; place; dwelling
3Proto-West Germanictūnfence
4Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
5Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
6Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Translingual Ctenotus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCtenotusgenus, found in Australia}}
2Ancient Greekοὖςear; hearing; spy
3Ancient GreekὀδούςA tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;...
4Proto-Hellenicodóntstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Gaulish dunum →