Where does “Phalaropus” come from?

Phalaropus (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek φαλαρίς, from Ancient Greek φάλαρος, from Ancient Greek φαλός, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “Phalaropus”, step by step

Phalaropus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek φαλαρίς

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	φαλαρίς	coot; canary grass
2	Ancient Greek	φάλαρος	having a patch of white
3	Ancient Greek	φαλός	white
4	Proto-Indo-European	bʰel-	to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5	Proto-Indo-European	bʰōl-	—

via Ancient Greek πούς

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	πούς	foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
2	Proto-Indo-European	pṓds	foot
3	Proto-Indo-European	póds	foot
4	Proto-Indo-European	ped-	to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “Phalaropus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Ancient Greek φαλός →