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

  1. The takahe, Porphyrio mantelli, a flightless rail...

Ancestry of “notornis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualNotornisa genus name
2Ancient Greekὄρνιςbird; chicken
3Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
4Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek λέγω →Every word from Ancient Greek λόγος →