Where does “dipnoan” come from?
dipnoan (English) comes from Translingual Dipnoi, from Ancient Greek πνοή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
dipnoan (English): Any fish of the subclass Dipnoi, the lungfish
Definitions
- Any fish of the subclass Dipnoi, the lungfish
Ancestry of “dipnoan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Dipnoi | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πνοή | breath |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ή | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |