Where does “Anurognathus ammoni” come from?
Anurognathus ammoni (Translingual) comes from English Ammon, from Latin ammon, from Ancient Greek Ἄμμων, from Egyptian jmn, from Egyptian mn, from Proto-Vietic kaw, from Dutch kauwen, from Middle Dutch couwen — to chew.
Anurognathus ammoni (Translingual): species|The sole member of the genus †Anurognathus, a very small pterosaur from the Late Jurassic Altmühltal Formation of Germany, with a short head and pin-like teeth for catching insects}}
Definitions
- species|The sole member of the genus †Anurognathus, a very small pterosaur from the Late Jurassic Altmühltal Formation of Germany, with a short head and pin-like teeth for catching insects}}
Ancestry of “Anurognathus ammoni”, step by step
Anurognathus ammoni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Ammon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ammon | An ancient nation occupying the east of the Jordan River, between the torrent valleys of Arnon and Jabbok, in present-day Jordan |
| 2 | Latin | ammon | Amun Egyptian god identified with Jupiter |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἄμμων | Amun |
| 4 | Egyptian | jmn | to hide, to conceal; to hide, to be hidden or... |
| 5 | Egyptian | mn | to be established, to be fixed or set; to stick,... |
| 6 | Proto-Vietic | kaw | — |
| 7 | Dutch | kauwen | to chew |
| 8 | Middle Dutch | couwen | to chew |
| 9 | Old Dutch | kiuwan | to chew |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | keuwan | to chew |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kewwaną | to chew |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |
via Translingual Anurognathus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Anurognathus | genus|currently contains only one species, †Anurognathus ammoni, a very small pterosaur from the Late Jurassic Altmühltal Formation of Germany, with a short head and pin-like teeth for catching insects}} |
| 2 | Translingual | Anura | name of the order of amphibians |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀν- | Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθός | straight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | ortʰwós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃r̥dʰwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |