Where does “cichlid” come from?

cichlid (Swedish) comes from Swedish ciklid, from Translingual Cichlidae, from Translingual -idae, from Latin -ides, from Ancient Greek -ίδης, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

cichlid (Swedish): Alternative spelling of ciklid

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of ciklid

Ancestry of “cichlid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishciklidcichlid
2TranslingualCichlidaegenus name
3Translingual-idaeof the family of
4Latin-idesson of
5Ancient Greek-ίδηςson of
6Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Ancient Greek -ής →Every word from Translingual -idae →