Where does “Ambystoma” come from?

Ambystoma (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek ἀμβλύς, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

Ambystoma (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Ambystoma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀμβλύςdull, blunt, not sharp
2Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
3Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

Words derived from “Ambystoma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀμβλύς →