Where does “cereopsis” come from?

cereopsis (English) comes from Translingual Cereopsis, from Translingual -opsis, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

cereopsis (English): Any large goose of the genus Cereopsis

Definitions

  1. Any large goose of the genus Cereopsis

Ancestry of “cereopsis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCereopsisgenus
2Translingual-opsisUsed to form taxonomic names, often at the level...
3Ancient Greekὄψιςview
4Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
5Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄψ →