Where does “ornitorinco” come from?
ornitorinco (Italian) comes 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...
ornitorinco (Italian): platypus, duck-billed platypus
Definitions
- platypus, duck-billed platypus
Ancestry of “ornitorinco”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | New Latin | ornithorhynchus | The taxonomic genus "Ornithorhynchus" |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὄρνις | bird; chicken |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
Words derived from “ornitorinco”