Where does “lagomorph” come from?
lagomorph (English) comes from Translingual Lagomorpha, from Ancient Greek Λαγώς, from Ancient Greek λαγοωυσός, from Ancient Greek οὖς, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς, from Proto-Hellenic odónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
lagomorph (English): A member of the mammalian taxonomic order,...
Definitions
- A member of the mammalian taxonomic order,...
Ancestry of “lagomorph”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Lagomorpha | order |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Λαγώς | hare |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λαγοωυσός | with flabby ears |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | οὖς | ear; hearing; spy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀδούς | A tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | odónts | tooth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |