Where does “Atheriniformes” come from?

Atheriniformes (Translingual) comes from Translingual -iformes, from Latin -fōrmis, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

Atheriniformes (Translingual): The flyingfishes, needlefishes, killifishes, silversides and related fishes

Definitions

  1. The flyingfishes, needlefishes, killifishes, silversides and related fishes

Ancestry of “Atheriniformes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingual-iformes—
2Latin-fōrmishaving the form of; -shaped
3Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
4Etruscanmorma—
5Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline
Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή →Every word from Etruscan morma →Every word from Latin fōrma →