Where does “πλευρονήκτης” come from?

πλευρονήκτης (Greek) comes from Greek πλευρό, from Ancient Greek πλευρόν — rib, side.

πλευρονήκτης (Greek): flatfish

Definitions

  1. flatfish

Ancestry of “πλευρονήκτης”, step by step

πλευρονήκτης traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek πλευρό

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπλευρόrib, flank, side of a torso; side
2Ancient Greekπλευρόνrib, side

via Greek νήκτης

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekνήκτηςswimmer
Every word from Ancient Greek πλευρόν →Every word from Greek πλευρό →