Where does “geômis” come from?

geômis (Portuguese) comes from Translingual Geomys, from Ancient Greek γεω-, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

geômis (Portuguese): gopher a small burrowing rodent

Definitions

gopher a small burrowing rodent

Ancestry of “geômis”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Translingual	Geomys	genuss}}
2	Ancient Greek	γεω-	earth; earth-
3	Latin	-logia	-logy; the study of
4	Ancient Greek	-λογία	Base for nouns denoting the study of something,...
5	Ancient Greek	λόγος	That which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
6	Ancient Greek	λέγω	I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
7	Proto-Indo-European	leǵ-	to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

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