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

  1. Any bat of the genus Phyllostoma or allied...

Ancestry of “phyllostome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPhyllostomusgenus
2Ancient Greekστόμαmouth; face; The source of a river or stream
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstomn̥—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stomn̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek στόμα →Every word from Translingual Phyllostomus →