Where does “notornis” come from?
notornis (English) comes from Translingual Notornis, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
notornis (English): The takahe, Porphyrio mantelli, a flightless rail...
Definitions
- The takahe, Porphyrio mantelli, a flightless rail...
Ancestry of “notornis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Notornis | a genus name |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὄρνις | bird; chicken |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |