Where does “myotis” come from?

myotis (English) comes from Translingual Myotis, from Ancient Greek οὖς, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς, from Proto-Hellenic odónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

myotis (English): A mouse-eared bat

Definitions

  1. A mouse-eared bat

Ancestry of “myotis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualMyotisgenus
2Ancient Greekοὖςear; hearing; spy
3Ancient GreekὀδούςA tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;...
4Proto-Hellenicodóntstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Hellenic odónts →