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Where does “ostariophysian” come from?

ostariophysian (English) comes from English ān, from Middle English ān, from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

ostariophysian (English): A member of the fish superorder Ostariophysi

Definitions

  1. A member of the fish superorder Ostariophysi

Ancestry of “ostariophysian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishān—
2Middle Englishān—
3Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
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