Where does “clupeoid” come from?

clupeoid (English) comes from Translingual Clupea, from Latin Clupea, from Ancient Greek Κλυπέα.

clupeoid (English): Of or relating to fish closely related...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to fish closely related...

Ancestry of “clupeoid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualClupeagenus of herrings
2LatinClupeanow Kélibia
3Ancient GreekΚλυπέα—
Every word from Ancient Greek Κλυπέα →Every word from Latin Clupea →Every word from Translingual Clupea →
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