Where does “phyllostome” come from?
phyllostome (English) comes from Translingual Phyllostomus, from Ancient Greek στόμα, from Proto-Indo-European stomn̥.
phyllostome (English): Any bat of the genus Phyllostoma or allied...
Definitions
- Any bat of the genus Phyllostoma or allied...
Ancestry of “phyllostome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Phyllostomus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | στόμα | mouth; face; The source of a river or stream |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | stomn̥ | — |