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Where does “dipnoid” come from?

dipnoid (English) comes from Translingual Dipnoi, from Ancient Greek πνοή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

dipnoid (English): Of, or relating to, lungfishes in the subclass...

Definitions

  1. Of, or relating to, lungfishes in the subclass...

Ancestry of “dipnoid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualDipnoi—
2Ancient Greekπνοήbreath
3Ancient Greek-ή—
4Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →