Where does “Batrachostomus” come from?

Batrachostomus (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek στόμα, from Proto-Indo-European stomn̥.

Batrachostomus (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Batrachostomus”, step by step

Batrachostomus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek στόμα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστόμαmouth; face; The source of a river or stream
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstomn̥

via Ancient Greek βάτραχος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβάτραχοςfrog; anglerfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stomn̥Every word from Ancient Greek στόμα