Where does “Balaenoptera” come from?

Balaenoptera (Translingual) comes from Latin bālaena, from Ancient Greek φάλαινα, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Balaenoptera (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Balaenoptera”, step by step

Balaenoptera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin bālaena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbālaena—
2Ancient Greekφάλαιναwhale
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Ancient Greek πτερόν

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπτερόνfeather; wing; Any winged creature
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “Balaenoptera”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →