Where does “macroscélidé” come from?
macroscélidé (French) comes from Translingual Macroscelidea, from Translingual Macroscelides, from Ancient Greek σκέλος, from Proto-Indo-European skélos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
macroscélidé (French): elephant shrew (animal of the order Macroscelidea)
Definitions
- elephant shrew (animal of the order Macroscelidea)
Ancestry of “macroscélidé”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Macroscelidea | order |
| 2 | Translingual | Macroscelides | genus |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκέλος | leg |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skélos | curve, bending |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |