Where does “platyrhynchos” come from?

platyrhynchos (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

platyrhynchos (Latin): a specific epithet for a flat-nosed organism

Definitions

  1. a specific epithet for a flat-nosed organism

Ancestry of “platyrhynchos”, step by step

platyrhynchos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πλατύς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

via Ancient Greek ῥύγχος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥύγχοςsnout, the nose of an animal, muzzle; beak of a...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansrungʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek πλατύς →