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Where does “Argonautidae” come from?

Argonautidae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Argonauta, from Latin Argonauta, from Ancient Greek Ἀργοναύτης, from Ancient Greek ναύτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “Argonautidae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualArgonauta—
2LatinArgonautaArgonaut
3Ancient GreekἈργοναύτης—
4Ancient Greekναύτηςsailor, seaman; companion at sea
5Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
6Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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