Where does “sparide” come from?

sparide (Italian) comes from Translingual Sparidae, from Latin sparus, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.

sparide (Italian): any member of the Sparidae taxonomic genus

Definitions

  1. any member of the Sparidae taxonomic genus

Ancestry of “sparide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualSparidaefamily
2Latinsparushunting spear; a small missile weapon with a...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →Every word from Latin sparus →Every word from Translingual Sparidae →
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