Where does “toxotes” come from?

toxotes (English) comes from Ancient Greek τοξότης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

toxotes (English): Any fish of genus "Toxotes", the archerfishes; A...

Definitions

Any fish of genus "Toxotes", the archerfishes; A...

Ancestry of “toxotes”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	τοξότης	archer, bowman; Sagittarius, the Archer; city...
2	Ancient Greek	-τής	Appended to verbs to form agent nouns
3	Ancient Greek	πεῖρα	trial, experiment, attempt
4	Proto-Indo-European	per-	before, in front; first; to go through
5	Proto-Indo-European	pr̥tós	passed , crossed

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →