Where does “ornithorhynchus” come from?

ornithorhynchus (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ὄρνις, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

ornithorhynchus (New Latin): The taxonomic genus "Ornithorhynchus"

Definitions

  1. The taxonomic genus "Ornithorhynchus"

Ancestry of “ornithorhynchus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄρνιςbird; chicken
2Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
3Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “ornithorhynchus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek λέγω →Every word from Ancient Greek λόγος →