Where does “Bothriolepis” come from?

Bothriolepis (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek βόθρος, from Ancient Greek λεπίς, from Ancient Greek λέπω — peel, strip off the rind or husk.

Bothriolepis (Translingual): genus|certain antiarch placoderms of the Middle to Late Devonian period of the Paleozoic Era}}

Definitions

  1. genus|certain antiarch placoderms of the Middle to Late Devonian period of the Paleozoic Era}}

Ancestry of “Bothriolepis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβόθροςpit, hole; trench, pit
2Ancient Greekλεπίςscale, flake, shell, husk; epithelial debris;...
3Ancient Greekλέπωpeel, strip off the rind or husk

Words derived from “Bothriolepis”

Every word from Ancient Greek λέπω →Every word from Ancient Greek λεπίς →Every word from Ancient Greek βόθρος →