Where does “lagomorphous” come from?
lagomorphous (English) comes from English lagomorph, 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 — to eat.
Ancestry of “lagomorphous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lagomorph | A member of the mammalian taxonomic order,... |
| 2 | Translingual | Lagomorpha | order |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Λαγώς | hare |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λαγοωυσός | with flabby ears |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | οὖς | ear; hearing; spy |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀδούς | A tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | odónts | tooth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |