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Where does “cnidario” come from?

cnidario (Spanish) comes from Translingual Cnidaria, from Ancient Greek κνίδη, from Ancient Greek κνίζω, from Proto-Indo-European kneyd-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

cnidario (Spanish): cnidarian

Definitions

  1. cnidarian

Ancestry of “cnidario”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCnidaria—
2Ancient Greekκνίδηstinging nettle; sea anemone in the genus...
3Ancient Greekκνίζωto scratch, gash; to pound, chop up or grate; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankneyd-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin
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