Where does “ornitorinko” come from?

ornitorinko (Ido) comes from Esperanto ornitorinko, from French ornithorynque, from New Latin ornithorhynchus, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

ornitorinko (Ido): platypus

Definitions

  1. platypus

Ancestry of “ornitorinko”, step by step

ornitorinko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto ornitorinko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoornitorinkoplatypus
2Frenchornithorynqueplatypus
3New LatinornithorhynchusThe taxonomic genus "Ornithorhynchus"
4Ancient Greekὄρνιςbird; chicken
5Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
6Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Spanish ornitorrinco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishornitorrincoplatypus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek λέγωEvery word from Ancient Greek λόγος