Where does “Aardonyx” come from?

Aardonyx (Translingual) comes from Afrikaans aarde, from Dutch aarde, from Middle Dutch erde, from Old Dutch ertha, from Proto-West Germanic erþu, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

Aardonyx (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Aardonyx”, step by step

Aardonyx traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans aarde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AfrikaansaardeEarth; earth, ground, soil
2Dutchaardeearth, soil, ground; earth, ground
3Middle Dutcherdethe Earth; soil, ground
4Old Dutcherthaearth
5Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
6Proto-Germanicerþōearth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Ancient Greek ὄνυξ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄνυξclaw, nail, hoof, talon; Anything which resembles...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic erþu →