Where does “percoid” come from?
percoid (English) comes from Latin perca, from Ancient Greek πέρκη, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
percoid (English): Of or belonging to Percoidea, a taxonomic...
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- Of or belonging to Percoidea, a taxonomic...
Ancestry of “percoid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | perca | a perch |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πέρκη | perch |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |