Where does “chelonius” come from?

chelonius (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek χελώνη, from Proto-Indo-European gʰelu-.

Ancestry of “chelonius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχελώνηtortoise
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰelu-—

Words derived from “chelonius”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰelu- →Every word from Ancient Greek χελώνη →
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