Where does “Astropecten” come from?

Astropecten (Translingual) comes from Translingual Pecten, from Latin pecten, from Proto-Italic pekten, from Proto-Indo-European peḱten-s, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

Astropecten (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Astropecten”, step by step

Astropecten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual Pecten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPectengenus
2Latinpectencomb; pubic hair; scallop
3Proto-Italicpektencomb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱten-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

via Translingual astro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingualastro—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱten-s →Every word from Proto-Italic pekten →