Where does “-lagus” come from?
-lagus (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek λαγώς, from Ancient Greek λαγοωυσός, from Ancient Greek οὖς, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς, from Proto-Hellenic odónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
-lagus (Translingual): Used to form taxonomic names of genera of rabbits
Definitions
- Used to form taxonomic names of genera of rabbits
Ancestry of “-lagus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | λαγώς | hare; coward; sea hare |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λαγοωυσός | with flabby ears |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | οὖς | ear; hearing; spy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀδούς | A tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | odónts | tooth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |