Where does “Anas platyrhynchos” come from?

Anas platyrhynchos (Translingual) comes from New Latin anas, from Proto-Italic anats, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₂ts — duck.

Anas platyrhynchos (Translingual): species

Definitions

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Ancestry of “Anas platyrhynchos”, step by step

Anas platyrhynchos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via New Latin anas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinanasduck; a duck; a disease of old women
2Proto-Italicanatsduck
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énh₂tsduck

via Ancient Greek πλατυρρυγχος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλατυρρυγχοςbroad snouted
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₂ts →Every word from Proto-Italic anats →Every word from New Latin anas →
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