Where does “ornithorhynchus” come from?
ornithorhynchus (English) comes from Ancient Greek ῥύγχος, from Proto-Indo-European srungʰ-.
ornithorhynchus (English): A platypus
Ancestry of “ornithorhynchus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ῥύγχος | snout, the nose of an animal, muzzle; beak of a... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | srungʰ- | — |