Where does “nimravid” come from?

nimravid (English) comes from Translingual Nimravidae, from Latin avus, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

nimravid (English): Any of the large extinct feliforms of the family...

Definitions

  1. Any of the large extinct feliforms of the family...

Ancestry of “nimravid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualNimravidaefamily
2Latinavusgrandfather; an ancestor, a progenitor, a...
3Proto-Celticabūriver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Celtic abū →Every word from Latin avus →